BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    Vicks brand Warm Mist Humidifier, Model V610, ''Pure Warm Moisturizer for Soothing Relief of Cold and Flu Symptoms'' sold over the counter. Firm on the label: Distributed by Kaz Inc., under license from the Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH 45202. UPC code 3 28785 20610 4.

    Recall: Z-0790-03 · Initiated April 15, 2003

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-0790-03
    Event Number
    26000
    FEI Number
    1314800
    Product Code
    KFZ
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Other
    Initiated
    April 15, 2003
    Posted
    May 8, 2003
    Terminated
    February 24, 2005
    Address
    4411 Route 9, KAZ Inc. One Vapor Trail, Hudson, NY, 12534

    Description

    Vicks brand Warm Mist Humidifier, Model V610, ''Pure Warm Moisturizer for Soothing Relief of Cold and Flu Symptoms'' sold over the counter. Firm on the label: Distributed by Kaz Inc., under license from the Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH 45202. UPC code 3 28785 20610 4.

    Reason

    Humidifiers may overheat.

    Action

    Letters dated 4/16/2003 to direct accounts (wholesalers/retail distribution chains) with instructions to quarantine product, notify retail stores, and attempt to notify consumers who purchased the units. Posters will be posted at retail stores where the units were sold.

    Distribution

    The product was distributed through 32 direct accounts (wholesalers and retail distribution chains) throughout the U.S. The firm estimates between 35,000 and 45,000 units remain in distribution channels; and between 65,000 and 75,000 are in homes.

    Quantity

    110,000 units