The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Drugs)·D-0637-2019·Announced 2019-03-20

FDA Recalls King Bio Homeopathic Snore Control for Microbial Contamination

King Bio Inc. is recalling Dr. King's Natural Medicine Homeopathic Snore Control 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 classified this recall as Class I, which corresponds to a reasonable probability that use of the product could cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

King Bio Inc. is voluntarily recalling 14,781 bottles of Dr. King's Natural Medicine Homeopathic Snore Control, 2 fl. oz. (59 mL). The recall was initiated because the product was found to be contaminated with microbes.

The affected product is identified by NDC 57955-5120-2 and UPC 357955512028. Specific lot numbers and expiration dates are listed in the recall notice, including lots expiring in 2018, 2019, and 2020. The product was distributed nationwide in the United States, as well as in Canada and Australia.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the manufacturer for further instructions. 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 Snore Control, 2 fl. oz. (59 mL), King Bio, Inc., 3 Westside Dr. Asheville, NC 28806, UPC 357955512028, NDC 57955-5120-2
Manufacturer
King Bio Inc.
Category
Drug — Homeopathic
Hazard
Affected units
14,781

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)

  • Lots: 052516Y Exp. 05/19
  • 060518C Exp. 06/20
  • 060917F Exp. 06/19
  • 070518A Exp. 07/20
  • 080317C Exp. 08/19
  • 081015B Exp. 08/18
  • 081815G Exp. 08/18
  • 111516C Exp. 11/19
  • 112317E Exp. 11/19

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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