Agency classClass IIOur severity:Moderate FDA (Food)·F-0906-2017·Announced 2017-01-04

Bio-Botanica Recalls Vitamin D-3 Drops for Excess Dosage

Bio-Botanica is recalling Nature's Answer and Seeking Health Vitamin D-3 drops because the lots contain more Vitamin D3 than the label claims.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the hazard involves a labeling discrepancy where the product exceeds the stated dosage. No illnesses or injuries are reported in the source text, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity recall involving minor labeling or dosage errors.

Plain-English summary

Bio-Botanica, Inc. is recalling specific lots of liquid Vitamin D-3 Drops sold under the Nature's Answer and Seeking Health private labels. The recall involves 93,690 bottles of Nature's Answer Vitamin D-3 Drops and 70,592 bottles of Seeking Health Optimal Vitamin D, Liquid Vitamin D-3 Drops. The products were distributed nationwide.

The recall was initiated because the affected lots exceed the label claim for Vitamin D3 of 2,000 IU per drop. The specific lot numbers for Nature's Answer are 163237, 160996, 160573, 155345, 153250, 150900, 150145, 143765, and 142639. The specific lot numbers for Seeking Health are 161089, 144053, and 142553.

Consumers should check their bottles for these specific lot numbers and stop using the product if they match. The source text does not specify a particular consumer action such as returning the product or seeking a refund, nor does it report any illnesses or injuries associated with the recall.

The recalled product

Product: Liquid VITAMIN D-3 Drops distributed under the following private labels and sizes: a) NATURE'S ANSWER VITAMIN D-3 DROPS DIETARY SUPPLEMENT, 0.5 FLUID OZ/15 mL, UPC 8300026132 -- Nature's Answer Hauppauge, NY 11788; and b) Seeking Health Optimal Vitamin D, Liquid Vitamin D-3…
Manufacturer: Bio-Botanica, Inc.
Category: Food — Dietary Supplement
Hazard: mis-labeling
excess-dosage

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 (10)

(a) Nature's Answer Lots: 163237
160996
160573
155345
153250
150900
150145
143765 and142636
(b) Seeking Health Lots: 161089
144053 and 142553

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Same manufacturer · Bio-Botanica, Inc.

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