FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class III

Class IIIF-1904-2013

Product

Benefiber, Fiber Supplement, Orange Creme Chewables, Sugar Free, 36ct and 100ct chewable tablet bottles. Novartis Consumer Health, Inc, Parsippany, NJ.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Lot Number and Expiration date (36ct bottle): 10117915, 5/31/2014; 10118335, 7/31/2014; 10120615, 9/30/2014; 10110703A 3/31/2014. (100ct bottle): 10110706, 2/28/2014; 10112140, 2/28/2014; 10113261, 5/31/2014; 10116530, 5/31/2014; 10120059, 7/31/2014; 10120616, 8/31/2014; 10125996, 9/30/2014 and 10109551, 3/31/2015.
Quantity
165,480 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-1904-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.