Recalls / Class II
Class IIF-1726-2013
Product
White plastic bottle with blue cap containing 90 capsules; Ashwagandha Extract; 450 mg; CODE 4603; Manufactured by NOW FOODS; 395 S. Glen Ellyn Rd., Bloomingdale, IL 60108, USA
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- UPC: 7 33739 04603 1; Product Code: 4603; Lot: 1599135; Best By: May 2015
- Quantity
- 2,571 bottles
Why it was recalled
It has been determined that this product contains an undeclared ingredient, licorice extract, which contains glycyrrhizin derived from licorice root.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- NOW Foods
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 395 Glen Ellyn Rd, N/A, Bloomingdale, Illinois 60108-2176
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- US: Nationwide; Foreign: United Kingdom
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2013-07-03
- FDA classified
- 2013-07-22
- Posted by FDA
- 2013-07-31
- Terminated
- 2016-03-28
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1726-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.