It might take less time to say which OTC drug brands aren’t included than those listed in Family Dollar Stores Inc.’s nearly 300-product recall announced on 10 October, the discount retail chain’s second significant recall in 15 months linked to inappropriate storage temperatures.
Storage Temperature Problems Prompt Another Large Family Tree Consumer Health Product Recall
Recall starts after products across OTC indications, including at-home pregnancy and marijuana tests, “were stored outside of labeled temperature requirements” and “inadvertently shipped to certain stores” in 23 states.
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