The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Drugs)·D-0586-2019·Announced 2019-03-20

King Bio Recalls Homeopathic Water Retention Product Due to Microbial Contamination

King Bio Inc. is recalling Dr. King's Natural Medicine Homeopathic Water Retention 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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

King Bio Inc. is recalling 834 bottles of Dr. King's Natural Medicine Homeopathic Water Retention, 2 fl. oz. (59 mL). The recall was initiated due to microbial contamination. The affected product is identified by NDC 57955-5078-2 and UPC 357955507826.

The recalled product was distributed nationwide in the United States, as well as in Canada and Australia. Specific lot numbers and expiration dates for the affected units include 012616K (Exp. 01/19), 040616H (Exp. 04/19), and 073015B (Exp. 07/18).

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and check their inventory for the listed lot numbers. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that use of the product could cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Dr. King's Natural Medicine Homeopathic Water Retention, 2 fl. oz. (59 mL), King Bio, Inc., 3 Westside Dr. Asheville, NC 28806, UPC 357955507826, NDC 57955-5078-2
Manufacturer
King Bio Inc.
Category
Drug — Homeopathic Medicine
Hazard
Affected units
834

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: 012616K Exp. 01/19
  • 040616H Exp. 04/19
  • 073015B Exp. 07/18

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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