Is Robitussin in your medicine cabinet? Make sure it's not one of these recalled products.

Krys'tal Griffin, Delaware News Journal
Updated ·2 min read

Coming down with a cold this winter? Avoid using this recalled Robitussin medicine.

The United States Food and Drug Administration announced on Jan. 24 that Haleon is voluntarily recalling eight lots of Robitussin products due to microbial contamination.

Which Robitussin products are recalled?

Haleon is voluntarily recalling eight lots of Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult and Robitussin Honey CF Max Nighttime Adult for microbial contamination.
Haleon is voluntarily recalling eight lots of Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult and Robitussin Honey CF Max Nighttime Adult for microbial contamination.

Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult and Robitussin Honey CF Mac Nighttime Adult are the affected products, both cough syrups used to temporarily relieve common cold or flu symptoms, hay fever or other respiratory allergies.

The recall applies to the following product lots only:

  • Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult, 4 ounces, lot T10810 with an expiry date of Oct. 31, 2025.

  • Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult, 8 ounces, lots T08730, T08731, T08732 and T08733, all with an expiry date of May 31, 2025, and lot T10808 with an expiry date of Sept. 30, 2025.

  • Robitussin Honey CF Max Nighttime Adult, 8 ounces, lots T08740 and T08742, both with an expiry date of June 30, 2026.

Why were these Robitussin products recalled?

Haleon is recalling eight lots of Robitussin cough syrup sold nationwide due to a microbial contamination.
Haleon is recalling eight lots of Robitussin cough syrup sold nationwide due to a microbial contamination.

According to Haleon, the use of these contaminated products could potentially result in severe or life-threatening adverse events, such as fungemia or disseminated fungal infection, in immunocompromised consumers.

In non-immunocompromised consumers, life-threatening infections are “not likely to occur,” said Haleon, but the occurrence of an infection that “may necessitate medical intervention” can’t be completely ruled out.

As of Jan. 24, the company has not received any reports of “adverse events” due to the recalled products, according to the FDA’s notice.

What to do if you have a recalled Robitussin product

Haleon is recalling eight lots of Robitussin cough syrup sold nationwide due to a microbial contamination.
Haleon is recalling eight lots of Robitussin cough syrup sold nationwide due to a microbial contamination.

Haleon is notifying its distributors and customers directly about the recall and has provided instructions for how to return all recalled products.

If you have one of the recalled Robitussin products in your medicine cabinet, you should immediately stop using it and call Haleon’s consumer relations team at (800) 345-1040, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., or reach out via email at mystory.us@haleon.com.

If you experience any issues that may be related to taking the recalled products, Haleon advises you to contact a healthcare provider. Adverse reactions or quality problems associated with the recalled products can be reported to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online, by mail or by fax.

Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm to submit the form online. For mail or fax, visit www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm or call (800) 332-1088 to request a reporting form that can be returned to the pre-addressed location or submitted via fax at (800) FDA-0178.

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