Food recall

8TH AVE PHARMACY recall: Notoginseng Formula Special Gout Granule

8TH AVE PHARMACY, of Staten Island, NY, recalled Notoginseng Formula Special Gout Granule. The FDA's reason: “Product contains undeclared Diclofenac and Dexamethasone Acetate.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on January 14, 2024, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of February 7, 2024. 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

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

Status

Terminated

Closed July 16, 2024

The recall

Company
8TH AVE PHARMACY (Staten Island, NY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product contains undeclared Diclofenac and Dexamethasone Acetate”
Where it was sold
AL,CO,FL,GA,HI,IL,IN,LA,MD,MI,MN,MO,MS,NC,NJ,NV,OH,OR,PA,TN,TX,UT,VA,WA,WI
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
93618

The product recalled

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

  • F-0810-2024 Class II

    Notoginseng Formula Special Gout Granule; 100% Natural; 8 G x 10 PACKS; CITI TRADE INT'L LIMITED; ADDRESS: 3/FINTERNATIONAL PLAZA 20 SHEUNG YUET RD, KOWLOON BAY, KOWLOON; "Nourish and helps the kidney with detoxification. Effectively dissolves uric acid crystals in joints. Has a curative effect on a variety of inflammatory symptoms caused by gout and high levels of uric acid, including pain and swollen joints."

    Codes: All codes.

    Quantity: 5600 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 February 7, 2024.

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.