Fenugreek Supplement Capsules Recalled Due to Pen Fragments
Vitality Works, Inc is recalling 1,025 bottles of Fenugreek Capsules due to contamination with pen fragments. The capsules may pose a choking or ingestion hazard if consumed.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
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 recall involves foreign material contamination in a dietary supplement, presenting a risk of harm. However, no illnesses, injuries, or hospitalizations have been reported. Per the severity rubric, recalls with theoretical hazards and no reported harm are scored at 3 (High).
Plain-English summary
Vitality Works, Inc is recalling Fenugreek Capsule products due to the presence of foreign material - specifically, pieces of a pen (writing utensil) - that may be present in some capsules.
The affected product is 100 vegetarian Fenugreek Capsules, 600mg, distributed in 90-count bottles. A total of 1,025 bottles have been distributed. The affected lot is 2023-06871, with an expiration date of 07/2028.
The recalled capsules were distributed to 55 retail customers representing 284 individual stores across the United States, with notification to the supply chain occurring on August 24, 2023. Distribution was by small parcel shipper (UPS, FedEx). No products were distributed internationally or to U.S. government agencies.
Consumers in possession of this product should discontinue use and return it to the point of purchase. The pen fragments present a potential choking or ingestion hazard.
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
- Affected units
- 1,025
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 54 recalled by Vitality Works, Inc 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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