CVS Pharmacy
Announces Voluntary Recall of Gold Emblem Abound Organic Spiced Herbal Tea Due
to Possible Health Risk
Consumers:
CVS Pharmacy 1-800-SHOP-CVS
CVS
Pharmacy® announced today that it has voluntarily recalled select cases of Gold
Emblem Abound™ Organic Spiced Herbal Tea following notification from the
manufacturer that the product is potentially contaminated with Salmonella. An
ingredient produced by the manufacturer’s raw material supplier tested positive
for Salmonella in another company’s product. CVS Pharmacy’s Gold Emblem product
also contains this ingredient.
The product
is labeled “Gold Emblem Abound Organic Spiced Herbal Tea 1.41 oz” and was
packed in 1.4 oz cartons. The recalled product has a single best by date of 18
Mar 2018 with a UPC code 0 50428 541043. No other best by dates are affected.
The product was available at CVS Pharmacy stores nationwide.
Salmonella
is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young
children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea
(which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare
circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting
into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial
infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
Approximately
200 units of the recalled product were sold prior to this recall. The Company
is not aware of any reported cases of illness to date related to this product
and it has issued this voluntary recall as a matter of precaution.
CVS Pharmacy
has removed the affected products from its stores and the manufacturer has
notified the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. A “do not sell” block has also
been placed in the Company’s store register system to prevent further sale of
these recalled items.
Any customer
who purchased the recalled product should immediately discontinue use and
return the item to CVS Pharmacy for a refund. For additional information,
please contact the Company at 1-800-SHOP-CVS FREE Monday - Friday 8:30 AM -
7:00 PM ET.
About CVS
Pharmacy
CVS
Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health (NYSE:CVS), is America's leading
retail pharmacy with over 9,600 locations. It is the first national pharmacy to
end the sale of tobacco and the first pharmacy in the nation to receive the
Community Pharmacy accreditation from URAC, the leading health care
accreditation organization that establishes quality standards for the health
care industry. CVS Pharmacy is reinventing pharmacy to help people on their
path to better health by providing the most accessible and personalized
expertise, both in its stores and online at CVS.com. General information about
CVS Pharmacy and CVS Health is available at www.cvshealth.com.
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