Food recall

Now Foods recall: Protocol for Life Balance, Phosphatidyl Serine 300mg softgels

Now Foods, of Bloomingdale, IL, recalled Protocol for Life Balance, Phosphatidyl Serine 300mg softgels. The FDA's reason: “Amount of Phosphatidyl Serine in product is less than stated on the label.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on January 10, 2024, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of February 14, 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 III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed December 16, 2025

The recall

Company
Now Foods (Bloomingdale, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Amount of Phosphatidyl Serine in product is less than stated on the label”
Where it was sold
Nationwide and exported to China, Kazakhstan, Czech Republic, Portugal, Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
93812

The product recalled

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

  • F-0859-2024 Class III

    Protocol for Life Balance, Phosphatidyl Serine 300mg softgels, 50 count bottle, UPC 707359123922. NOW Foods, Phosphatidyl Serine 300mg softgels, 50 count bottle, UPC 733739023926.

    Codes: Protocol Lot Number: 3309194 Best By 08/2025 Protocol Lot Number: 3316624 Best By 09/2025 NOW Lot Number: 3309243 Best By 08/2025 NOW Lot Number: 3316650 Best By 09/2025

    Quantity: 12,051 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 February 14, 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.