Recall of 6 mL Size Afrin Original Nasal Spray Bottles

Recently, Bayer recalled 6 mL size Afrin Original Nasal Spray bottles because of the danger they pose to cause severe injury or illness from child poisoning. The bottles violate the mandatory standard for child-resistant packaging. The sprays contain an imidazoline; under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, this substance must be placed in child-resistant packaging or meet label requirements for noncompliant packaging. If your child was injuries by one of the recalled Afrin nasal sprays, you may be able to recover damages. To determine whether you have a viable claim, you should call the experienced product liability attorneys of the Chicago-based Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in cases around the country with which we’ve been involved.

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Only the 6 mL bottles of Afrin nasal spray are affected by the recall. The recall applies to around 786,100 bottles. They were sold between September 2024 to April 2026 for $7 – $9 at convenience stores and travel hubs, such as airports. The problem with the noncompliant packaging of the 6 mL nasal spray is that it isn’t child resistant and it also doesn’t carry a required labeling statement. These problems present a risk of serious injury or illness if a child swallows the contents of the bottles.

Affected by the recall are unexpired 6 mL (travel-size) bottles of Travel Size Afrin Original Nasal Spray from Lot numbers 230361, 240822, 241198, 250066, 250152, 250646, and 250831. The containers have “Afrin® Original Nasal Spray” and “1/5 FL OZ (6 mL)” printed on a label that is on the front of the bottle. This is a six-digit number, after which is the expiration date in the format of “YYYYMMM.”

Consumers have been asked to secure the recalled bottles out of sight of children and to request a refund on the website www.livewell.bayer.com/afrin-original-spray-recall. While there have been no injuries or illnesses reported so far, a refund would be insufficient in the event that a consumer’s child was injured as a result of noncompliant packaging. Where there is injury or illness in connection with the nasal spray, it may be appropriate to pursue damages in a product liability lawsuit.

Bayer issued the voluntary recall after federal regulators noted that the packaging was a potential danger to kids. It believes that the problem is merely a labeling problem, not something connected to the quality of the product or its safety. However, it’s important to be aware that labeling flaws, whereby a danger is not disclosed to the consumer, are sometimes actionable. In a product liability lawsuit, you can pursue damages in connection with manufacturing, design, and marketing defects. Often marketing defects involve failure to warn. In this case, the package was required to have a label that said not only “Keep out of reach of children” but also “Package not child-resistant”; it did not have the latter label.

If we can establish Bayer’s liability in a case like this, our attorneys may be able to recover both economic and noneconomic damages arising out of your child’s injuries or illness on your behalf.

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If your child was injured by Afrin, call the seasoned Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group to determine whether you have a viable basis to sue for damages. Complete our online form or call us at 312.462.1700.