The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0977-2017·Announced 2017-01-04

Sunset Natural Products Recalls Yaco Capsules Under Consent Decree

Sunset Natural Products Inc. is recalling Yaco Capsules pursuant to a consent decree requiring the destruction of supplements manufactured since April 2014.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class II, which corresponds to a Severe rating (score 4) under the rubric, particularly given the mandatory destruction of products under a consent decree.

Plain-English summary

Sunset Natural Products Inc. is recalling Yaco Capsules, bulk capsules, pursuant to a consent decree entered on September 25, 2015. The decree prohibits the company and its owners from marketing dietary supplements until they recall and destroy all dietary supplements manufactured, prepared, processed, packed, labeled, held, and/or distributed between April 2, 2014, and the date of the decree's entry.

The recall covers 3,900,000 units of Yaco Capsules. The products were distributed to Florida, Nevada, and the Dominican Republic. Specific lot numbers and expiration dates are listed in the recall documentation, including lots 470414, 420714, 020914, and 231214 with various expiration dates ranging from May 2017 to August 2018.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA for disposal or return, as required by the consent decree.

The recalled product

Product
Yaco Capsules, bulk capsules
Manufacturer
Sunset Natural Products Inc.
Category
Food — Dietary Supplements
Hazard
Affected units
3,900,000

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 (20)

  • As persuant to the Consent Decree
  • the firm agreed to "recall and destroy
  • under FDA's supervision
  • in accordance with the procedures provided in paragraph 6
  • ALL dietary supplements that were manufactured
  • prepared
  • processed
  • packed
  • labeled
  • held and/or distributed between April 2
  • 2015. Known lots and expiration dates: Lot # 470414 Exp. Date 05/17
  • Lot # 420714 Exp. Date 10/17
  • Lot # 020914 Exp. Date 11/17
  • Lot # 231214 Exp. Date 12/17
  • Lot # 470414 Exp. Date 12/17
  • Lot # 420714 Exp. Date 01/18
  • Lot # 020914 Exp. Date 01/18
  • Lot # 231214 Exp. Date 03/18
  • Lot # 470414 Exp. Date 04/18
  • Lot # 420714 Exp. Date 05/18

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 163 recalled by Sunset Natural Products Inc. 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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