FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-3578-2017

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

Garden of Life, Baby Organic Liquid probiotic formula, 56 ml (1.9 fl oz)

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Item number 102900, Lot #5487617, Exp. Date: 12/2018; Lot #5487717, Exp. Date: 12/2018; Lot #5487817, Exp. Date: 123/2018 and Lot #550087, Exp. Date 12/2018.
Quantity
8,475 units

Why it was recalled

The product may pose a choking hazard to newborns due to the thickness of the liquid.

Recalling firm

Firm
Garden Of Life, LLC
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
4200 Northcorp Pkwy Ste 200, N/A, West Palm Beach, Florida 33410-4314

Distribution

Distribution pattern
U.S. Nationwide.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2017-09-07
FDA classified
2017-09-29
Posted by FDA
2017-10-11
Terminated
2021-09-17
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-3578-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.