Iowa Select Herbs Recalls Yucca Root for Misbranding and Adulteration
Iowa Select Herbs LLC is recalling Yucca Root 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 recall is classified as FDA Class III, which indicates the product is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences. The hazards are regulatory (misbranding, adulteration) rather than acute physical injury risks.
Plain-English summary
Iowa Select Herbs LLC is recalling 1-gallon bottles of Yucca Root (Yucca aloifolia) pursuant to a consent decree for injunctive relief. The recall covers 2 bottles with Lot 31990 and an expiration date of 02/2019.
The FDA ordered the recall because the product is misbranded, constitutes an unapproved new drug, and is an adulterated dietary supplement. The recalled 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.
Consumers who purchased this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Iowa Select Herbs LLC, Yucca Root (Yucca aloifolia) www.iowaselectherbs.com, 1 Gallon., Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
- Manufacturer
- Iowa Select Herbs LLC
- Category
- Food — Dietary Supplement
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 2
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 - 31990
- Expires - 02/2019
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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