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Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Initiated Nov 7, 2013 (13 years ago)

Digestive enzyme capsules sold under the NOW Foods recall

Recalled by NOW Foods · Bloomingdale, IL, United States

Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.

Why it was recalled

Digestive enzyme capsules manufactured by NOW Foods may contain the antibiotic chloramphenicol.

See the recall's own reason text for the specifics. All other reasons recalls.

What was recalled

Digestive enzyme capsules sold under the NOW Foods, Beeyoutiful, Best in Nature, Bluegrass Naturals Vitamin Company, Chicago Nutrition Company, Gluten-Free Remedies, Osa's Garden, and Professional Naturopathics brands and packaged in a plastic bottle containing 60 or 120 capsules.

Quantity: 31,344 bottles

Food: Dietary supplements

Lot codes, dates and UPCs

A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.

*** 1) Product Code 2965; Lot Numbers: 1660276, 1653504, 1634330, 1618025, 1606053, 1587905, 1539085, 1518136, 1497964, 1476818. *** 2) Product Code 2968; Lot Numbers: 1645219, 1630289, 1616607, 1607295, 1593903, 1549088, 1536759, 1528258, 1516482, 1511273, 1483789, 1470001, 1458643. *** 3) Product Code 102965; Lot Numbers: 1649254, 1643889, 1632228, 1630192, 1622153, 1618074, 1606601, 1599557, 1599554, 1571142. 1564422, 1554121, 1554086, 1548791, 1538088, 1538078, 1522374, 1520852, 1510332, 1498999, 1492855, 1479602, 1475604, 1459330. *** 4) Product Code: 102968; Lot Numbers 1620846, 1534791. *** 5) Product Code 3C212965; Lot Number: 1602054

Where it was sold

Nationwide.

Alaska Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming

FDA's distribution note: US: Nationwide (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) + District of Columbia; FOREIGN: Bulgaria, China, Germany, Greece, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, United Kingdom

Check the codes, then return or discard. Class II means eating it may cause temporary or reversible health problems. If your package matches the recalled codes, do not eat it - return it to the store or throw it away. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.

Recalling firm
NOW Foods
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall initiated
Nov 7, 2013
In FDA report of
Feb 26, 2014
Terminated
May 16, 2016
FDA recall number
F-1537-2014 · event 66762
Official record
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