Food recall

General Nutrition Inc recall: GNC Vitamin B-6 100mg 100 VEGETARIAN TABLETS DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS Distributed by

General Nutrition Inc, of Pittsburgh, PA, recalled GNC Vitamin B-6 100mg 100 VEGETARIAN TABLETS DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS Distributed by. The FDA's reason: “The firm was notified by a customer that the bottle contains green and white capsules instead of the usual white round tablets. They contacted their manufacturer to investigate the issue and the...” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 27, 2022, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 21, 2022. 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

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed December 23, 2022

The recall

Company
General Nutrition Inc (Pittsburgh, PA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The firm was notified by a customer that the bottle contains green and white capsules instead of the usual white round tablets. They contacted their manufacturer to investigate the issue and the manufacture stated that there was a problem at the filling line. Bottles labeled as Vitamin B6 actually contained Pycnogenol.”
Where it was sold
Product was shipped to all 50 US states and the following foreign countries: BOLIVIA, CHINA, GUAM, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, KOREA MILITARY, MONGOLIA, PHILIPPINES, ROMANIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH ARFICA & TURKS & CAICOS.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
90536

The product recalled

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

  • F-1734-2022 Class III

    GNC Vitamin B-6 100mg 100 VEGETARIAN TABLETS DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS Distributed by: General Nutrition Corporation Pittsburgh, PA 15222 UPC 0 48107 20584 3

    Codes: Item Code: 255219, Lot no.: 2990IV2552 Best By: 08/24

    Quantity: 16,244/60 ct 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 September 21, 2022.

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.