Food recall

Vitalab Co Inc recall: Product packaged in the following ways A) Sonne's, No

Vitalab Co Inc, of Kansas City, MO, recalled Product packaged in the following ways A) Sonne's, No. The FDA's reason: “The firm's vitamin C dietary supplement contains lactose, a milk-derived ingredient, but fails to declare the major food allergen "milk" on the label.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 8, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 14, 2018. 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

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed July 24, 2018

The recall

Company
Vitalab Co Inc (Kansas City, MO)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The firm's vitamin C dietary supplement contains lactose, a milk-derived ingredient, but fails to declare the major food allergen "milk" on the label.”
Where it was sold
Product distributed to consumers, distributors and retailers in the following US states AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI and Canada.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
79113

The product recalled

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

  • F-0883-2018 Class II

    Product packaged in the following ways A) Sonne's, No. 17, Natural Source Vitamin C, Dietary Supplement, (920 mg tablet wt.) Contents - 120 Tablets, National Distributors: Sonne's Organic Foods, Inc. N. Kansas City, MO 64116; B) Springreen, No. 87, Natural Source Vitamin C, Dietary Supplement, (920 mg tablet wt.) Contents - 120 Tablets, National Distributors: Springreen Products, Inc. N. Kansas City, MO 64116;

    Codes: Lot #s: 12-1-18-1, 02-20-19-1, 02-27-19-2, 06-26-19-3, 08-07-19-4

    Quantity: 1,703 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 March 14, 2018.

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.