FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class III

Class IIIF-1905-2013

Product

Benefiber, Fiber Supplement, 72ct and 114 caplet bottles. Novartis Consumer Health, Inc, Parsippany, NJ.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Lot Number and Expiration date 72 ct bottle: 10100086, 9/30/2013 114 ct bottle: 10093114, 6/30/2013; 10095522, 7/31/2013; 10095531, 7/31/2013; 10097337, 8/31/2013; 10099444, 9/30/2013; 10099445, 9/30/2013; 10101260, 10/31/2013; 10102755, 11/30/2013; 10104634, 12/31/2013; 10104635, 1/31/2014; 10108857, 1/31/2014; 10112134, 2/28/2014; 10112135, 4/30/2014; 10113255, 5/31/2014; 10116304, 5/31/2014; 10118831, 6/30/2014; 10119626, 6/30/2014; 10120461, 7/31/2014; 10120462, 7/31/2014; 10124311, 9/30/2014; 10128842, 10/31/2014.
Quantity
504,456 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-1905-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.

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