The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1581-2023·Announced 2023-10-04

Fenugreek Capsule Supplement Recalled Due to Pen Pieces Contamination

Vitality Works is recalling 1,025 bottles of Fenugreek Capsules (Lot 2023-06871) due to foreign pen pieces found in the product. The recall affects 284 retail stores across the United States.

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: The recall involves foreign material (pen pieces) in a food supplement product intended for ingestion, which presents a risk of choking or physical injury. No illnesses or injuries have been reported. Per the rubric, this constitutes a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Vitality Works, Inc. is recalling 100 count, 600mg Fenugreek Capsules (Lot 2023-06871) distributed to 55 retail customers representing 284 individual stores throughout the United States. The recall was initiated because pieces of a pen (writing utensil) were found as foreign material in the product.

Affected capsules are packaged in 150cc amber glass bottles with white polypropylene caps and expire in July 2028. The lot number 2023-06871 can be identified on the bottom code label reading "FENUGRK PCAP 202306871 EXP 07/28." A total of 1,025 bottles have been distributed.

Consumers who have purchased this product are advised to discontinue use and dispose of the capsules. Do not consume the affected capsules. Contact Vitality Works, Inc. for more information or if you have questions about this recall.

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 — Supplements / Herbal Products
Hazard
  • foreign-material
  • choking-hazard

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

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