The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1550-2023·Announced 2023-10-04

Vitality Works Fenugreek Capsules Recalled for Foreign Material

Vitality Works is recalling approximately 1,025 bottles of Fenugreek Capsules due to the presence of pen pieces found in the product. The foreign material poses a potential choking hazard.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II recall for foreign material contamination with no reported illnesses or injuries. The presence of pen pieces poses a potential choking hazard and risk of injury from ingestion, meeting the rubric criterion for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Vitality Works, Inc. is recalling Fenugreek Capsules (90 count, 600mg, packaged in 150cc amber glass bottles with white polypropylene caps) due to the discovery of pen pieces—a foreign material—in the product.

Approximately 1,025 bottles have been distributed to 55 retail customers representing 284 individual stores across the United States. The affected product is Lot 2023-06871, which expires July 2028. The distribution chain was notified on August 24, 2023. Products were distributed via parcel shippers (UPS and FedEx).

The presence of pen pieces in the capsules poses a risk of choking or injury from ingestion of foreign material. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II.

The recalled product

Product
100 vegetarian Fenugreek Capsules 90 count, 600mg, packaged in 150cc Amber Glass Packer with White Polypropylene Cap.
Manufacturer
Vitality Works, Inc
Category
Food — Dietary Supplement
Hazard
  • foreign-material
  • choking

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

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