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Goldenseal Root 500 mg packaged in a white and orange bottle containing 100 capsules. The bottle has a blue cap and white lettering. NOW Foods · reported 2016-05-04

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Undeclared soy lecithin in 5 dietary supplements.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2016-03-18
Reported by the agency: 2016-05-04
Closed out (terminated): 2017-07-21
Recalling firm: NOW Foods
Bloomingdale, IL
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 to 499 consignees in AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, 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, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY and PR. The one foreign consignee is Natulab in Japan.
States we parsed from that text: AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT 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 PR SC SD TN TX VA VT WA WI WV WY
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Dietary supplements 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-1132-2016

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