Flex, Maximum Flexibility, Item number 21-601, dietary supplement, 90 capsules per bottle. The Flex produc

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Flex, Maximum Flexibility, Item number 21-601, dietary supplement, 90 capsules per bottle. The Flex product is a dietary supplement in capsule form containing vegetable glucosamine HCL, chondroitin sulfate (shark cartilage), organic microalgae (aph. flos-aquae) and chicken cartilage. The serving size is 3 capsules and the suggested use is one 3 capsule serving per day. New Algae Company · reported 2013-11-27

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Flex dietary supplement product is recalled because the finished label does not declare shark cartilage.
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2013-10-23
Reported by the agency: 2013-11-27
Closed out (terminated): 2014-03-05
Recalling firm: New Algae Company
Klamath Falls, OR
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): Distributed nationwide.
States we parsed from that text: AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WYour expansion
The agency wrote a broader phrase; these state names are ours, not theirs. Parse method nationwide, confidence high.
Food category: Dietary supplements Meat & poultry Produce (fruit & vegetables)derived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-0216-2014

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