Z-0790-03

Vicks brand Warm Mist Humidifier, Model V610, ''Pure Warm Moisturizer for Soothing Relief of Cold and Flu...

Name: Z-0790-03 Vicks brand Warm Mist Humidifier, Model V610, ''Pure Warm Moisturizer for Soothing Relief of Cold and Flu...
Creator: KAZ Inc.
Published: 2003-04-15
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

KAZ Inc. / initiated 2003-04-15 / Terminated

FDA source

KAZ Inc. began a recall of Vicks brand Warm Mist Humidifier, Model V610, ''Pure Warm Moisturizer for Soothing Relief of Cold and Flu Symptoms'' sold over the counter. Firm on the label... on 2003-04-15. The reason FDA records is "Humidifiers may overheat". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0790-03
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2003-04-15
Posted: 2003-05-08
Terminated: 2005-02-24
Recalling firm: KAZ Inc.
Product: Vicks brand Warm Mist Humidifier, Model V610, ''Pure Warm Moisturizer for Soothing Relief of Cold and Flu Symptoms'' sold over the counter. Firm on the label: Distributed by Kaz Inc., under license from the Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH 45202. UPC code 3 28785 20610 4.
Product code: KFZ Humidifier, Non-Direct Patient Interface (Home-Use)
Reason for recall: Humidifiers may overheat.
FDA root cause: Other
Action: Letters dated 4/16/2003 to direct accounts (wholesalers/retail distribution chains) with instructions to quarantine product, notify retail stores, and attempt to notify consumers who purchased the units. Posters will be posted at retail stores where the units were sold.
Quantity in commerce: 110,000 units
Distribution: The product was distributed through 32 direct accounts (wholesalers and retail distribution chains) throughout the U.S. The firm estimates between 35,000 and 45,000 units remain in distribution channels; and between 65,000 and 75,000 are in homes.
Product codes and lots: 8-digit code ending in either 2KUO or 3KUO.

Product code KFZ

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

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Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)