Food recall

Bio-Botanica, Inc. recall: Liquid VITAMIN D-3 Drops distributed under the following private labels and sizes

Bio-Botanica, Inc., of Hauppauge, NY, recalled Liquid VITAMIN D-3 Drops distributed under the following private labels and sizes. The FDA's reason: “The lots exceed the label claim for Vitamin D3 of 2000 IU per drop.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on September 9, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of January 4, 2017. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed June 15, 2018

The recall

Company
Bio-Botanica, Inc. (Hauppauge, NY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The lots exceed the label claim for Vitamin D3 of 2000 IU per drop.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
75179

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0906-2017 Class II

    Liquid VITAMIN D-3 Drops distributed under the following private labels and sizes: a) NATURE'S ANSWER VITAMIN D-3 DROPS DIETARY SUPPLEMENT, 0.5 FLUID OZ/15 mL, UPC 8300026132 -- Nature's Answer Hauppauge, NY 11788; and b) Seeking Health Optimal Vitamin D, Liquid Vitamin D-3 Drops, 2000 IU per drop, 1 FL. OZ. (30 ML), UPC 9357376983 -- Manufactured for and distributed by Seeking Health - 3140 Mercer Ave., Bellingham, WA 98225

    Codes: (a) Nature's Answer Lots: 163237, 160996, 160573, 155345, 153250, 150900, 150145, 143765 and142636; (b) Seeking Health Lots: 161089, 144053 and 142553

    Quantity: a) Nature's Answer label: 93,690 bottles; b) Seeking Health label: 70,592 bottles

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of January 4, 2017.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.