The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1600-2023·Announced 2023-10-04

Fenugreek capsule bottles recalled due to pen contamination

Vitality Works is recalling 1,025 bottles of 100-count fenugreek capsules (600mg) due to contamination with pen pieces. The affected lot is 2023-06871, expiring July 2028.

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 classified as FDA Class II, indicating potential hazard to health. No hospitalization or injury reports are documented. The hazard—pen pieces in dietary supplement capsules—presents a risk of choking or digestive tract injury if ingested, fitting the rubric criterion for 'risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.'

Plain-English summary

Vitality Works, Inc. is recalling 1,025 bottles of 100 Vegetarian Fenugreek Capsules (600mg, 90-count) because pen pieces were found in the product. The affected lot is 2023-06871, which expires in July 2028.

The recalled bottles were distributed to 55 retail customers representing 284 individual stores across the United States. Distribution was completed through small parcel shippers (UPS and FedEx), with distribution chain notification made on August 24, 2023. There was no distribution to foreign countries or U.S. government agencies.

The presence of pen pieces poses a choking hazard and risk of injury to the mouth and digestive tract. Consumers in possession of the affected lot should take precautions and may wish to contact their retailer or Vitality Works for information about returning or disposing of the product.

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-hazard

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

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