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Child-resistant closure requirement failure causes recall

Novel Laboratories recalls Zolpidem Tartrate blister packs; U.S. CPSC says it poses poisoning risk if swallowed by children.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced July 27 the recall by Novel Laboratories of its Zolpidem Tartrate blister packs due to failure to meet the child-resistant closure requirement as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, “posing a risk of poisoning if swallowed by children,” according to CPSC’s website.

CPSC says while no incidents or injuries have been reported, the recall involves some 5,700 boxes of 30 blister packs. CPSC provides the following product details:

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