FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class III

Class IIIF-0157-2022

Product

NOW Bee Pollen 500mg 100 VCAPS UPC 733739025203

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Lots: 3209226 3184250
Quantity
33,056 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-0157-2022. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.