The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Drugs)·D-0554-2019·Announced 2019-03-20

FDA Recalls Dr. King's Homeopathic Appetite and Weight Product for Microbial Contamination

King Bio Inc. is recalling Dr. King's Natural Medicine Homeopathic Appetite & Weight with P.H.A.T. due to microbial contamination. The product was distributed in the U.S., Canada, and Australia.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Drugs): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5).

Plain-English summary

King Bio Inc. is recalling Dr. King's Natural Medicine Homeopathic Appetite & Weight with P.H.A.T., 2 fl. oz. (59 mL), due to microbial contamination. The recall involves 26,410 bottles of the product, which is identified by NDC 57955-5181-2 and UPC 357955515623.

The affected product was distributed nationwide in the United States, as well as in Canada and Australia. Specific lot numbers and expiration dates are listed in the recall notice, including lots expiring between 2018 and 2020.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact King Bio Inc. for further instructions or a refund. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Dr. King's Natural Medicine Homeopathic Appetite & Weight with P.H.A.T., 2 fl. oz. (59 mL), King Bio, Inc., 3 Westside Dr. Asheville, NC 28806, UPC 357955515623, NDC 57955-5181-2
Manufacturer
King Bio Inc.
Category
Drug — Homeopathic
Hazard
Affected units
26,410

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 (9)

  • Lot Numbers: 021718D Exp. 02/20
  • 112317C Exp. 11/19
  • 012616G Exp. 01/19
  • 033116A Exp. 03/19
  • 052517F Exp. 05/20
  • 072916D Exp. 07/19
  • 091415H Exp. 09/18
  • 091616A Exp. 09/19
  • 121916C Exp. 12/19

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 465 recalled by King Bio Inc. 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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