Vitamin Shoppe Recalls Calcium Citrate Plus Magnesium & Vitamin D Supplements
Vitamin Shoppe is recalling specific bottles of Calcium Citrate Plus Magnesium & Vitamin D because sample analysis revealed the product is sub-potent for Vitamin D.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class III
Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
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 1/5 (Low).
Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this recall as Class III, which the rubric defines as typically resulting in a score of 1 or 2 because it is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences.
Plain-English summary
Vitamin Shoppe is recalling 8,897 units of The Vitamin Shoppe Calcium Citrate Plus Magnesium & Vitamin D supplements. The recall includes 100-count (VS-1086), 300-count (VS-1087), and 600-count (VS-1123) bottles. The specific lot number is 182236.
The recall was initiated because sample analysis revealed that the product is sub-potent for Vitamin D. This means the product does not contain the full amount of Vitamin D stated on the label. The recalling firm does not track lot numbers, and product distribution is unknown, though Vitamin Shoppe operates 725 retail stores nationwide.
Consumers who have purchased these specific products should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund. The FDA has classified this recall as Class III, indicating that use of or exposure to the violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
The recalled product
- Product
- The Vitamin Shoppe Calcium Citrate Plus Magnesium & Vitamin D. 100 count (VS-1086; UPC:6653601086), 300 count (VS-1087; UPC: 6653601087), and 600 count (VS-1123; UPC: 6653601123).
- Manufacturer
- Vitamin Shoppe
- Category
- Food — Dietary Supplement
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 8,897
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)
- Lot#182236
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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