FDA Issues Highest Risk Level for Recalled Over-the-Counter Drug

The FDA said it classified the recall of several lots of Gas-X, an over-the-counter anti-bloating medication, as Class I.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in White Oak, Md., on June 5, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A notice published by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) labeled an ongoing recall of Gas-X as the most serious and urgent risk level due to contamination of the product.

In a notice published last week, the FDA said on June 17 it classified the recall of several lots of Gas-X, an over-the-counter anti-bloating medication, as Class I, or the most serious.