The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1577-2017·Announced 2017-03-22

Dietary Supplement Recalled for Presence of Banned Ephedra Alkaloid

Kingsway Trading Inc is recalling Xanthium & Siler Combo (Bi Yan Pian) dietary supplements because they contain Ephedrae Herba (ma huang), a banned ephedra alkaloid.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Kingsway Trading Inc is voluntarily recalling Xanthium & Siler Combo (Bi Yan Pian) dietary supplements. The product is sold in 100-tablet bottles (300mg each) and is being recalled due to the presence of Ephedrae Herba (ma huang), which is a banned ephedra alkaloid.

The affected products include lot # 020115 (Exp 01/2020) and lot # 040113 (Exp 03/2017). The recall involves 100 cases, 100 bottles, and 100 tablets. The products were distributed through Asian herb stores, acupuncture clinics, and Asian supermarkets in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Maryland, Florida, Missouri, Texas, Indiana, Georgia, Delaware, Colorado, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Oregon, and Arizona.

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
Xanthium & Siler Combo (Bi Yan Pian) DIETARY SUPPLEMENT, Net cont: 100 tablets (300mg each), Net Wt. 1.06oz (30g)

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 # 020115 Exp 01/2020 lot # 040113 Exp 03/2017

Distribution

Distributed in 17 states:

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