The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Drugs)·D-1453-2020·Announced 2020-08-12

Hemp Extract Recalled for Undeclared Lead Contamination

Michigan Herbal Remedies is recalling 496 bottles of Made by Hemp 1000MG Hemp Extract due to elevated levels of undeclared lead.

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 mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Michigan Herbal Remedies is recalling 496 bottles of Made by Hemp 1000MG Hemp Extract, Strawberry Creme, 1 OZ (30 ML) bottles. The product is distributed by MHR Brands in Jenison, MI, and carries the UPC 8 02991 76554 4. The recall was initiated because the product contains elevated levels of undeclared lead.

The affected product was sold nationwide via internet sales, retailers, and distributors in the USA. The specific code for the recalled lot is FG003109.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it immediately. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Made by Hemp 1000MG Hemp Extract, Strawberry Creme, 1 OZ (30 ML) bottles, Dist by: MHR Brands, Jenison, MI, UPC 8 02991 76554 4
Manufacturer
MICHIGAN HERBAL REMEDIES
Category
Drug — Hemp Extract
Hazard
Affected units
496

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)

  • FG003109

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 36 recalled by MICHIGAN HERBAL REMEDIES 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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