Food recall

NOW Health Group Inc. recall: NOW 4x6 Acidophilus

NOW Health Group Inc., of Bloomingdale, IL, recalled NOW 4x6 Acidophilus. The FDA's reason: “Foreign capsules included in bottle. Undeclared ingredients.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 28, 2021, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of May 26, 2021. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...)

Status

Terminated

Closed August 12, 2024

The recall

Company
NOW Health Group Inc. (Bloomingdale, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Foreign capsules included in bottle. Undeclared ingredients.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide via retailers, ecommerce, and wholesalers. International: Spain and Russia
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
87820

The product recalled

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

  • F-0512-2021 Class III

    NOW 4x6 Acidophilus, 60 capsules per retail bottle. Item number 2920. UPC 7 33739 02920 1

    Codes: lot 3186672 Best by 11/2022

    Quantity: 10,235 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 May 26, 2021.

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.