Three products were formulated to satisfy nutrition needs for distinct groups, but a reported violation may hold a hidden danger.
60,000 Multivitamin Containers Were Just Recalled Nationwide
Published on Jun. 26, 2025
If you take a multivitamin as part of a busy routine or to help boost nutrition on a budget, here’s a tip: Be sure you’re keeping that bottle stored away amid the hustle and bustle. Proper vitamin storage should serve two purposes: keeping the capsules from degrading and safely out of the hands of curious little ones.
According to the National Poison Data System, dietary supplements and vitamins both rank in the top five drug exposures in the past year for children ranging from the ages of 0 to 19. To help protect children from accidental poisonings, the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA)—which requires “a number of household substances to be packaged in child-resistant packaging”—has existed in the U.S. since 1970.
But on Thursday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a nationwide recall for multivitamins in packaging that apparently fails to meet PPPA standards. The agency says approximately 60,000 units of California Gold Nutrition multivitamins are affected, with three types specifically named: Daily Prenatal Multivitamin, Ultamins Women’s Multivitamin, and Ultamins Women’s 50+ Multivitamin.
The multivitamins were reportedly sold online through Amazon’s, Walmart’s, and Target’s websites, as well as other retailers between January 2019 and April 2025 for $8 to $18.
All three types of multivitamins appear to contain iron, which could lead to a serious danger, according to the CPSC. Reads the report: “The iron-containing dietary supplement packages violate the federal standard for child-resistant packaging because the bottles and blister packs are not child-resistant, posing a risk of deadly poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children.”
Iron is a mineral commonly found in many over-the-counter multivitamins, but the National Library of Medicine says iron poisoning is “one of the most common toxic ingestion and one of the most deadly among children.”
The CPSC report says no incidents or injuries have been reported in connection with this particular recall.
Provided product details include:
California Gold Nutrition Daily Prenatal Multivitamin
- Sold in white bottles with white lids and a gold border label
- 60 fish gelatin softgel dietary supplements in each bottle
- Batch Codes: 2307050A, 2404096A, 2411100A
- Expiration Dates: 08/2025, 05/2026, 11/2026
California Gold Nutrition Ultamins Women’s Multivitamin
- Sold in dark purple packaging with a gold border label
- Contains 60 capsules in foil within packaging
- Batch Codes: V0532, V0533
- Expiration Dates: 11/2026, 07/2026
California Gold Nutrition Ultamins Women’s 50+ Multivitamin
- Sold in dark purple packaging with a gold border label
- Contains 60 capsules in foil within packaging
- Batch Codes: V0534, V0536
- Expiration Dates: 07/2026, 11/2026
Product images were provided in the report.
The manufacturer, iHerb LLC—doing business as Madre Labs LLC—of Irvine, CA, also posted recall information on its website.
Though the CPSC says iHerb is contacting “all known purchasers” directly, refund instructions are also provided for consumers at the above recall link. CPSC is also urging consumers to “immediately secure the recalled supplement bottles out of sight and reach of children.”
The national Poison Control hotline is 1-800-222-1222.
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