The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0316-2015·Announced 2014-12-31

New Life Nutritional Center Recalls Weight Loss Pills for Undeclared Drugs

New Life Nutritional Center is recalling specific weight loss and dietary supplement products because they contain undeclared and unapproved drugs.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 or higher.

Plain-English summary

New Life Nutritional Center is recalling SUPER FAT BURNER, MAXI GOLD WEIGHT LOSS PILL, and Esmeralda products marketed as dietary supplements. The recall is due to the presence of undeclared and unapproved drugs in these products.

The affected products were marketed without an approved New Drug Application (NDA) or Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA). The MAXI GOLD WEIGHT LOSS PILL is packaged in a clear plastic bottle with a blue lid and a gold and orange label. The source text indicates that 13 bottles of this specific product were involved, distributed to New York, New Jersey, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, and Massachusetts. No identifying lot numbers are present on the products.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and contact the distributor for further instructions. The recall is being conducted to remove products containing unapproved pharmaceutical ingredients from the market.

The recalled product

Product
MAXI GOLD WEIGHT LOSS PILL, bottle contains 30 CAPSULES, product is packaged in a clear plastic bottle with blue lid, gold and orange label with orange font. Distributed by: New Life nutritional, www.newlifenutritional.com under the following telephone numbers: (212) 923-6386, (
Affected units
13

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • no identifying lot numbers present

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by New Life Nutritional Center under a single FDA (Drugs) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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