The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIIOur severity:LowFDA (Food)·F-1905-2013·Announced 2013-09-25

Novartis Recalls Benefiber Fiber Supplement Due to Illegible Packaging Labels

Novartis Consumer Health is recalling Benefiber fiber supplement bottles because the lot number and expiration date may be illegible on the outer packaging.

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 1/5 (Low).

Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class III, which indicates the product is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences. The issue is limited to packaging legibility, which is a documentation/packaging problem.

Plain-English summary

Novartis Consumer Health, Inc. is recalling 504,456 units of Benefiber Fiber Supplement, 72ct and 114 caplet bottles. The recall is being conducted because the lot number and/or expiration date may be illegible on the outer plastic bottle packaging.

The affected products were distributed nationwide. Specific lot numbers and expiration dates are listed in the official recall notice, covering bottles with expiration dates ranging from June 2013 to October 2014.

Consumers should check their Benefiber bottles for the specific lot numbers and expiration dates listed in the recall notice. If the packaging matches the recalled items, consumers should stop using the product and contact Novartis Consumer Health for instructions on how to return the product or obtain a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Benefiber, Fiber Supplement, 72ct and 114 caplet bottles. Novartis Consumer Health, Inc, Parsippany, NJ.
Manufacturer
Novartis Consumer Health
Category
Food — Dietary Supplement
Hazard
Affected units
504,456

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 (20)

  • Lot Number and Expiration date 72 ct bottle: 10100086
  • 9/30/2013 114 ct bottle: 10093114
  • 6/30/2013
  • 10095522
  • 7/31/2013
  • 10095531
  • 10097337
  • 8/31/2013
  • 10099444
  • 9/30/2013
  • 10099445
  • 10101260
  • 10/31/2013
  • 10102755
  • 11/30/2013
  • 10104634
  • 12/31/2013
  • 10104635
  • 1/31/2014
  • 10108857

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 5 recalled by Novartis Consumer Health 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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