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• Bayer Consumer Care has recalled a single product lot (#296939L, expiration May 2011) of the combination package of Alka-Seltzer Plus Day & Night Cold Formula Liquid Gels. The labeling on the foil blister card of certain packages within the lot was printed with the label reversed: the label for the green Night product appears under some of the blue Day product and vice versa. Consumers using the affected product lot may not be aware of the warnings of an antihistamine in the product that could cause drowsiness.
• Unilever is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall of all Slim-Fast ready-to-drink products in cans, due to possible contamination with Bacillus cereus. The products are packaged in paperboard cartons and contain 4, 6, or 12 steel cans (11 fl oz each). No Slim-Fast powdered shakes, meal bars, or snack bars are affected by this recall.
• Procter & Gamble has voluntarily recalled the Vicks DayQuil Cold & Flu 24-Count LiquiCaps Bonus Pack in the United States. The blister packs in the box do not have a child-resistant backing, despite label statements that the product is in child-resistant packaging.