The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0961-2020·Announced 2020-06-03

Absorb Health Joint Relief Recalled for Missing Shellfish Allergen Labeling

Absorb Health LLC is recalling 70 bottles of Advanced Joint Relief capsules because the ingredient panel failed to list a shellfish allergen.

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 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (shellfish), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Absorb Health LLC is recalling 70 bottles of Absorb Health Advanced Joint Relief Joint Health, 510mg, 90 capsules. The recall was initiated after the firm was notified by the FDA that the product failed to include a shellfish allergen on its ingredient panel.

The affected product was shipped to Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. There are no specific codes for this product.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Absorb Health Advanced Joint Relief Joint Health; 510mg; 90 CAPSULES; Manufactured for: Absorb Health, 106 Countryside St NW, Supply, NC 28462 UPC 79056992863
Manufacturer
Absorb Health LLC
Affected units
70

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)

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Distribution

Distributed in 17 states:

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