Consumer product recall

Certain lots of liquid laundry detergent pods bags from P&G recalled due to potentially damaged child-resistant packaging

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Summary

Product
Tide Pods and Gain Flings liquid laundry detergent packets in bags
Issue
Consumer products - Labelling and packaging
What to do

Immediately secure the recalled product out of sight and reach of children and contact Procter & Gamble. A pre-paid gift card, a cabinet latch and an empty replacement bag with a child-resistant closure will be provided to impacted consumers.

Affected products

This recall involves the following Tide PODS and Gain Flings that are identified in the table below.

 

The following products are affected:

Product Name

LOT code

UPC (Item)

Gain Flings Moonlight Breeze; 16 pacs bag

3281172700, 3294172700,
3301172700, 3305172700,
3313172700, 3313172701,
3334172700, 3345172700,
3347172700, 3360172701,
4004172700, 4028172701,
3269172700, 4019172704

37000 867517

Tide PODS 3-in-1, Spring Meadow; 31 pacs bag

3362172700, 4003172700,
4003172702, 4011172700,
4013172700

37000 509608

Tide PODS 3-in-1 Clean
Breeze; 31 pacs bag

3314172701, 3341172700,
3354172701, 3266172700

37000 509622

Tide PODS 4-in-1 with Ultra
Oxi; 15 pacs bag

3336172700, 4004172700

37000 751021

Tide Simply PODS Oxi Boost + Ultra Stain Release, Refreshing Breeze; 13 pacs
bag

3267172701, 3343172701

37000 752578

Issue

The recalled product’s packaging has the potential to be affected by a manufacturing defect. This defect renders the child-resistant packaging damaged or inoperable. The lack of child-resistant packaging could result in unintentional exposure to these products and lead to serious illness or injury.

As of April 2, 2024, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada.

What you should do

Consumers should immediately secure the recalled product out of sight and reach of children and contact Procter & Gamble. A pre-paid gift card, a cabinet latch and an empty replacement bag with a child-resistant closure will be provided to impacted consumers.

For more information, consumers can contact Procter & Gamble at 1-833-347-5764, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET, Saturday or online at tide.ca/bags or ilovegain.com/bags  (English) and tide.ca/sacs or jadoregain.ca/sacs (French). Consumers must provide a photo of the barcode and the lot number, which can be found on the bottom of the bag.

Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.

Health Canada would like to remind consumers to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.

This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.

Additional information

Background

Number Sold

The company reported that 56,741 units of the affected products were sold in Canada.

Time Period Sold

The affected products were sold from September 2023 to February 2024.

Place of Origin

Manufactured in the USA

Details
Original published date:
Alert / recall type
Consumer product recall
Category
Consumer products - Chemicals
Companies

Manufacturer

The Procter & Gamble Inc

Pineville

USA

Published by
Health Canada
Audience
General public
Identification number
RA-75334

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