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.
What this means for you
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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