Zarbee's Recalls Baby Vitamin D Liquid Due to Contaminants
Zarbee's Naturals is recalling specific lots of Baby Vitamin D liquid supplements because some units contain elevated aerobic plate counts and do not meet visual appearance standards.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class III
Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
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 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class III, which indicates the product is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences. The hazard involves elevated aerobic plate count and visual appearance issues, which aligns with the rubric for low-risk contamination or voluntary precautionary recalls.
Plain-English summary
Zarbee's Naturals Inc. is recalling 59,418 units of Baby Vitamin D Dietary supplement in liquid form. The product is packaged in 15 ml and 14 ml glass bottles with dropper dispensers. The recall covers specific lots with expiration dates ranging from May 2016 to September 2016.
The recall was initiated because some units of each lot may contain contaminants, specifically elevated aerobic plate count, and do not meet acceptable visual appearance standards for the product. The affected products were distributed nationwide to Minnesota, Illinois, New Jersey, and Michigan, and were further distributed nationwide. There is no distribution to foreign, VA, government, or military channels.
Consumers who have purchased these specific lots of Baby Vitamin D Dietary supplement should stop using the product and contact Zarbee's Naturals Inc. for further instructions or a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Baby Vitamin D Dietary supplement (in liquid form), 15 ml and 14 ml in glass bottle with dropper dispenser.
- Manufacturer
- Zarbee's Naturals Inc.
- Category
- Food — Dietary Supplement
- Affected units
- 59,418
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 (9)
- Lot# 15042013283
- expiry 05/2016 Lot# 15049013283
- expiry 05/2016 Lot# 15100013283
- expiry 07/2016 Lot# 15113013283
- expiry 07/2016 Lot# 15118013283
- expiry 07/2016 Lot# 15119013283
- expiry 07/2016 Lot# 1517301283
- expiry 07/2016 Lot# 1517401283
- expiry 09/2016
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Zarbee's Naturals 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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