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FDA recalls baby sleep aid after investigation finds 3 toxic alcohol…

The product contained three toxic alcohol ingredients not listed on its label, raising concerns about undisclosed harm to infants whose parents relied on packaging information.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN Newsroom
Published 11:16 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “FDA recalls baby sleep aid after investigation finds 3 toxic alcohol ingredients not listed on label”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 11:16 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: FDA.
BBN covered this story before: Gripe water recall narrows to one lot; FDA names three toxic alcohols (October 11).

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New York PostFDA recalls baby sleep aid after investigation finds 3 toxic alcohol ingredients not listed on label

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe FDA has recalled a popular baby sleep remedy after an investigation found three toxic alcohol ingredients that are not listed anywhere on the label.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAccording to the New York Post, the concern is that the product could be hazardous to infants, and the ingredients were simply not disclosed to the parents buying it.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat matters because a label is the only thing a tired parent at two in the morning has to go on.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIf it is not printed there, nobody knows to ask about it.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe recall means the FDA believes the product should come off shelves and out of nurseries, so anyone who bought it should stop using it today.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCheck the bottle in your cabinet against the recall notice on the FDA website, and call your pediatrician if your baby has already been given it.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhat we do not yet know is how many bottles reached homes, or how the ingredients got into the product without being listed.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe will follow the FDA's next update.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA sleep aid that was keeping the label awake. That's the part I can't forgive.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDale, that's a terrible joke.