Food recall

NOW Health Group Inc. recall: NOW Royal Jelly 1500mg 60 VCAPS UPC 733739025654 NOW Royal Jelly 1500mg 60 VCAPS (Distributed by Sofico) UPC...

NOW Health Group Inc., of Bloomingdale, IL, recalled NOW Royal Jelly 1500mg 60 VCAPS UPC 733739025654 NOW Royal Jelly 1500mg 60 VCAPS (Distributed by Sofico) UPC... and 2 other products. The FDA's reason: “Product may contain Metronidazole.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 1, 2021, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 17, 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

See FDA's words below

Status

Terminated

Closed August 12, 2024

The recall

Company
NOW Health Group Inc. (Bloomingdale, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product may contain Metronidazole”
Where it was sold
Total number of domestic consignees = 1576 (including 2 private label customers). Domestic online and retail to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, 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, WY. Total number of foreign consignees = 21 (including 1 private label customer). International distribution to retail locations in Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, England, Germany, Holland, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, and United Arab Emirates. International distribution to a distributor in Cairo, Egypt.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
88769

The 3 products recalled

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

  • F-0155-2022 Class III

    NOW Royal Jelly 1500mg 60 VCAPS UPC 733739025654 NOW Royal Jelly 1500mg 60 VCAPS (Distributed by Sofico) UPC 733739150523 Lifesource Vitamins 1500mg 60 Veg Caps UPC 610265580430

    Codes: Lots: 3203587 3172171 3184045 3214752 (Lifesource) 3184027 (Sofico)

    Quantity: 88,890 units

  • F-0156-2022 Class III

    NOW Ginseng & Royal Jelly 90 VCAPS UPC 733739040077 MMA Nutrition Ginselin 90 Veg Capsules UPC 733739440075

    Codes: Lots: 3168920 3217381 3219743 (MMA Nutrition)

    Quantity: 7,935 units

  • F-0157-2022 Class III

    NOW Bee Pollen 500mg 100 VCAPS UPC 733739025203

    Codes: Lots: 3209226 3184250

    Quantity: 33,056 units

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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 November 17, 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.