The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-2285-2014·Announced 2014-08-06

GM Manufacturing Recalls Via-Max Gold Supplements for cGMP Violations

GM Manufacturing is recalling Via-Max Gold dietary supplements due to significant violations of current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) regulations.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 II and involves cGMP violations without reported illnesses or specific high-risk pathogens, fitting the criteria for moderate severity.

Plain-English summary

GM Manufacturing Inc. is recalling Via-Max Gold, Blister packs, due to significant violations of the current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) regulations for dietary supplements. The recall involves 4,640 units of the product.

The affected products were distributed in California. The source text does not specify lot numbers for the recalled items.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact GM Manufacturing Inc. for further instructions or a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Via-Max Gold, Blister packs
Affected units
4,640

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

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Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 46 recalled by GM Manufacturing 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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