Recalls / Class III

Class IIIF-0155-2022

Product

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

Type

Food

Affected lot / code info

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

Quantity

88,890 units

Why it was recalled

Product may contain Metronidazole

Recalling firm

Firm

NOW Health Group Inc.

Notification channel

FAX

Type

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Address

395 Glen Ellyn Rd, N/A, Bloomingdale, Illinois 60108-2176

Distribution

Distribution pattern

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.

Timeline

Recall initiated

2021-10-01

FDA classified

2021-11-10

Posted by FDA

2021-11-17

Terminated

2024-08-12

Status

Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0155-2022. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.