The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0216-2014·Announced 2013-11-27

Flex Dietary Supplement Recalled for Undeclared Shark Cartilage

New Algae Company is recalling Flex dietary supplement bottles because the label fails to declare shark cartilage, a potential allergen.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): 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: "Flex dietary supplement product is recalled because the finished label does not declare shark cartilage."

Plain-English summary

New Algae Company is voluntarily recalling 103 bottles of Flex, Maximum Flexibility, Item number 21-601, a dietary supplement containing 90 capsules per bottle. The product is being recalled because the finished label does not declare shark cartilage, which is an ingredient in the supplement.

The recalled product is identified by Lot EY1, with a manufacturing date of 8/2013 and an expiration date of August 2015. The supplement contains vegetable glucosamine HCL, chondroitin sulfate (shark cartilage), organic microalgae, and chicken cartilage. The product was distributed nationwide.

Consumers who purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund. Individuals with a known allergy to shark cartilage or fish should avoid consuming this product.

The recalled product

Product
Flex, Maximum Flexibility, Item number 21-601, dietary supplement, 90 capsules per bottle. The Flex product is a dietary supplement in capsule form containing vegetable glucosamine HCL, chondroitin sulfate (shark cartilage), organic microalgae (aph. flos-aquae) and chicken…
Manufacturer
New Algae Company
Category
Food — Dietary Supplement
Hazard

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Lot numbers (2)

  • Lot EY1
  • manufacturing date of 8/2013. (product expires by August 2015)

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by New Algae Company under a single FDA (Food) 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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