Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup Has Been Recalled

Recently, the manufacturer Medtech Products Inc., a Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. company voluntarily recalled five lots of the popular, widely used Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup for children because the bacteria Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) was discovered. B. cereus can cause two kinds of food-borne illnesses. Parents trust that medicines for children are safe. If your child was made sick by Little Remedies Cough Syrup, you should call the seasoned Chicago-based lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in cases with which we’ve been involved. We represent clients around the country.

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In one kind of food-borne illness caused by B. cereus, the person who got sick has symptoms of stomach cramps, vomiting, and diarrhea that commence 1-6 hours after consuming the contaminated food item. In the other kind of food-borne illness from B. cereus, the sick person suffers from diarrhea and cramps that typically start 8-16 hours after consuming contaminated food. Exposure to high levels of B. cereus can result in death, but most healthy people only experience short-term illness.

The Little Remedies Honey cough syrup at issue comes in 4 fluid ounce amber bottles. They’re sold with their lot codes appear on the label on the bottle and on the bottom of the crate they come in. The lots affected by B-cereus were distributed around the country through retailers and online from 12/14/2022 – 6/04/2025. The affected lots and their expiration dates are 0039 (11/25), 0545 (1/26), 0640 (2/26), 0450 (5/26), and 1198 (12/26). Other Little Remedies products haven’t been made part of the recall.

So far there have been no reports of serious adverse events

If you own the recalled cough syrup, you should stop using it right away. You should contact your child’s doctor or health care provider if your child has suffered from any of the aforementioned symptoms that may be caused by the cough syrup.

While the company offers reimbursements for those who bought the products from recalled lots, if your child has already been made sick, this offers little comfort. You may be able to recover compensation for your child’s pain and suffering and medical bills from the company by bringing a product liability lawsuit.

In order to recover damages for a defective product, our attorneys will need to establish that the product has an actionable defect; these are manufacturing, design, and marketing defects. Manufacturing damages tend to affect only some lots or units—they are departures from the formula or specification for the product. Marketing defects often involve failure to warn. Design defects are flaws in every unit of the product.

We will also need to establish liability by showing the manufacturer was strictly liable or negligent or committed a statutory violation. Two other potential theories of liability that may be appropriate are breach of warranty and breach of contract.

If your child was made sick by contaminated cough syrup, call the experienced Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group about whether you have grounds to seek damages in a lawsuit. Our firm is dedicated to fighting for injured consumers and patients around the United States. Complete our online form or call us at 312.462.1700.