Reported Feb 4, 2026 · Ongoing

Feminine hygiene products, labeled as: KOTEX FREEDOM MAXI NO WINGS 48CT, ALWAYS THIN LINERS UNSCENTED 12 CT, ALWAYS…

Gold Star Distribution Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: GOLD STAR DISTRIBUTION INC · 1000 Humboldt Ave N · Minneapolis, MN · 55411-3964

Is this the product you have?

  • Feminine hygiene products
  • labeled as
    • KOTEX FREEDOM MAXI NO WINGS 48CT
    • ALWAYS THIN LINERS UNSCENTED 12 CT
    • ALWAYS THIN LINERS SCENTED 12CT
    • ALWAYS ULT.THIN WINGS REG.12/22CT
    • ALWAYS ULT.THIN OVER NIGHT WINGS 12/16CT
    • JULIE MAXI NIGHT W.WINGS 36/10CT
    • STAY FREE REG. 12/10CT
    • STAY FREE SUPER 24/6CT
    • TAMPAX REG. 10CT
    • TAMPAX SUPER 10CT
Lot codes and dates

10 of 10 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberBarcodesProduct as published
8935107214222KOTEX FREEDOM MAXI NO WINGS 48CT
037000426882ALWAYS THIN LINERS UNSCENTED 12 CT
037000426899ALWAYS THIN LINERS SCENTED 12CT
ALWAYS ULT.THIN WINGS REG.12/22CT, UPC none
ALWAYS ULT.THIN OVER NIGHT WINGS 12/16CT, UPC none
710865100653JULIE MAXI NIGHT W.WINGS 36/10CT
078300070320STAY FREE REG. 12/10CT
078300070245STAY FREE SUPER 24/6CT
073010214095TAMPAX REG. 10CT
073010314092.073010314092TAMPAX SUPER 10CT, All codes purchased from this firm
Amount recalled
unknown

This recall covers 5 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 4 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • MN

Why it was recalled

Potential exposure of rodents and rodent activity in the distribution center.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Data as of Sep 19, 7:36 PM UTC

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