The Recall Desk
LowFDA (Food)·F-1219-2016·Announced 2016-05-11

Iowa Select Herbs Recalls Sangre De Grado Due to Misbranding

Iowa Select Herbs LLC is recalling Sangre De Grado (Rhizoma rhei) 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 by definition indicates the product is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences. The recall is driven by regulatory violations (misbranding/adulteration) rather than reported injuries or high-risk pathogens.

Plain-English summary

Iowa Select Herbs LLC is recalling Sangre De Grado (Rhizoma rhei), 1 gallon bottles, manufactured in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The recall is being conducted pursuant to a consent decree for injunctive relief. The product is identified as Lot-32900 with an expiration date of 02/2018.

The FDA has determined that the recalled products are misbranded, unapproved new drugs, and adulterated dietary supplements. The recall is a legal requirement imposed on the firm to address these regulatory violations.

The recalled product was distributed to retail stores in California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New York, and South Carolina. It was also distributed to consumers nationwide and internationally in Denmark, Canada, the UK, Australia, and Serbia. Consumers who possess this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Iowa Select Herbs LLC, Sangre De Grado (Rhizoma rhei), www.iowaselectherbs.com, 1 gallon., Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
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 (1)

  • Lot-32900 Exp-02/2018

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 →