Recalls / Class II
Class IIF-1959-2013
Product
Benefiber Fiber Supplement, Orange Natural Flavor, Non-Thickening Powder, Sugar Free, packaged in 5.7-oz. (35 servings) bottles, UPC 300670068356, 9.4-oz (58 servings) bottles, UPC 300670068585, and 18.7-oz. (115 servings) bottles, UPC 300670068158. Distributed by: Novartis Consumer Health, Inc., Parsippany, NJ 07054-0622, Made in France.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- 5.7-oz. (35 servings) bottles: 10100230; 9.4-oz. (58 servings) bottles: 10119358, 10121489, 10121490, 24596401, 24596402, 24680101, and 24767601; and 18.7-oz. (115 servings) bottles: 24596701.
- Quantity
- 226,381 consumer units
Why it was recalled
The products are being recalled due to the receipt of a relatively high number of consumer complaints.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Novartis Consumer Health
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 10401 Hwy 6, Lincoln, Nebraska 68517-9626
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Product was distributed nationwide and included military distribution. Foreign distribution was made to Panama and Belize.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2013-05-07
- FDA classified
- 2013-09-30
- Posted by FDA
- 2013-10-09
- Terminated
- 2014-11-26
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1959-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.