Recalls / Class III

Class IIIF-1903-2013

Product

Benefiber, Fiber plus Calcium Supplement, Wild Berry Chewables 90ct, sugar free, chewable tablets bottle. Novartis Consumer Health, Inc, Parsippany, NJ.

Type

Food

Affected lot / code info

Lot Number and Expiration date 10118852 , 6/30/2013; 10123090, 8/31/2013; 10127095, 10/31/2014.

Quantity

26,604 units

Why it was recalled

The lot number and/or expiration date may be illegible on the outer plastic bottle packaging.

Recalling firm

Firm

Novartis Consumer Health

Notification channel

Letter

Type

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Address

10401 Hwy 6, N/A, Lincoln, Nebraska 68517-9626

Distribution

Distribution pattern

Distribution was made nationwide.

Timeline

Recall initiated

2013-08-06

FDA classified

2013-09-19

Posted by FDA

2013-09-25

Terminated

2014-11-04

Status

Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1903-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.