The Recall Desk
LowFDA (Food)·F-1195-2016·Announced 2016-05-11

Iowa Select Herbs Recalls Milk Thistle Supplement for Misbranding

Iowa Select Herbs LLC is recalling 12 bottles of Alcohol Free Milk Thistle because the product is misbranded, an unapproved new drug, and an adulterated dietary supplement.

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 agency classification is FDA 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

Iowa Select Herbs LLC is recalling 12 bottles of Alcohol Free Milk Thistle, 16 fl. Oz. The recalled product is identified by Lot 32358 and has an expiration date of 04/2020. 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 recall is being conducted pursuant to a consent decree for injunctive relief. The firm was ordered to recall all products because they are misbranded, unapproved new drugs, and adulterated dietary supplements.

Consumers who purchased this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Iowa Select Herbs LLC, Alcohol Free, Milk Thistle, www.iowaselectherbs.com, 16 fl. Oz., Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Affected units
12

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 - 32358
  • Expires - 04/2020

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 →