Iowa Select Herbs Fennel Seed Recalled for Misbranding and Adulteration
Iowa Select Herbs LLC is recalling Fennel Seed under a consent decree because the product is misbranded, an unapproved new drug, and an adulterated dietary supplement.
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 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 agency classified this as an FDA Class III recall, which is defined as unlikely to cause adverse health consequences. The recall is driven by regulatory violations (misbranding/adulteration) rather than reported acute physical harm or high-risk pathogens.
Plain-English summary
Iowa Select Herbs LLC is recalling 4 fl. oz. bottles of Fennel Seed (Foeniculum vulgara) from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The recall is being conducted pursuant to a consent decree for injunctive relief. The product 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 FDA determined that the recalled product is misbranded, an unapproved new drug, and an adulterated dietary supplement. The specific lot number is 31001, and the expiration date is 04/2020.
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
- Iowa Select Herbs LLC, Fennel Seed (Foeniculum vulgara), www.iowaselectherbs.com, 4 fl. Oz., Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
- Manufacturer
- Iowa Select Herbs LLC
- Category
- Food — Dietary Supplement
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1
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 - 31001
- Expires - 04/2020
Distribution
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.
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