The Recall Desk
LowFDA (Food)·F-1168-2016·Announced 2016-05-11

Iowa Select Herbs Recalls Dandelion Leaf for Misbranding and Adulteration

Iowa Select Herbs LLC is recalling 26 bottles of Dandelion Leaf due to misbranding, unapproved new drug status, and adulteration under a consent decree.

What this means for you

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 by definition indicates that use of or exposure to the violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.

Plain-English summary

Iowa Select Herbs LLC is recalling 26 bottles of Dandelion Leaf (Taraxacum officinale), 1 gallon size, manufactured in Cedar Rapids, IA. The product, identified by Lot 324966 with an expiration date of 09/2020, was distributed to retail stores in California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New York, and South Carolina, as well as to consumers nationwide and internationally in Denmark, Canada, the UK, Australia, and Serbia.

The recall was initiated pursuant to a consent decree for injunctive relief. The firm was ordered to recall the products because they are misbranded, unapproved new drugs, and adulterated dietary supplements. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this recall as Class III.

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

The recalled product

Product
Iowa Select Herbs LLC, Dandelion Leaf (Taraxacum officinale), www.iowaselectherbs.com, 1 gallon, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Affected units
26

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 (2)

  • Lot - 324966
  • Expires - 09/2020

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 9 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 104 recalled by Iowa Select Herbs LLC 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.

See all 104 products in this recall →