The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0583-2019·Announced 2019-03-20

Dr. King's Natural Medicine Homeopathic Foul Bowel is recalled due to microbial contamination.

An FDA drug recall affects Dr. King's Natural Medicine Homeopathic Foul Bowel because microbial contamination was detected. Consumers should stop using the product immediately.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Microbial contamination"

Plain-English summary

The FDA is recalling Dr. King's Natural Medicine Homeopathic Foul Bowel because microbial contamination was found in the product. This drug recall affects multiple lot numbers distributed nationwide, Canada, and Australia.

Consumers should discontinue use of this product immediately and consult their healthcare provider if they have already taken it. The recall covers 116 bottles across various lot numbers with expiration dates ranging from April 2019 to August 2019.

No specific high-risk pathogens were identified, and no injuries or illnesses have been reported. The recall is being conducted as a precautionary measure due to potential microbial contamination.

The recalled product

Product
Dr. King's Natural Medicine Homeopathic Foul Bowel, 2 fl. oz. (59 mL), King Bio, Inc., 3 Westside Dr. Asheville, NC 28806, UPC 357955531920, NDC 57955-5319-2
Manufacturer
King Bio Inc.
Category
Drug
Hazard
Affected units
116

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 (3)

  • Lot Numbers: 040616J Exp. 04/19
  • 080216D Exp. 08/19
  • 081015S Exp. 08/18

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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