White plastic bottle with blue cap containing 90 capsules; Ashwagandha Extract; 450 mg; CODE 4603; Manufacture

Recall map → All recalls → F-1726-2013

White plastic bottle with blue cap containing 90 capsules; Ashwagandha Extract; 450 mg; CODE 4603; Manufactured by NOW FOODS; 395 S. Glen Ellyn Rd., Bloomingdale, IL 60108, USA NOW Foods · reported 2013-07-31

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: It has been determined that this product contains an undeclared ingredient, licorice extract, which contains glycyrrhizin derived from licorice root.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2013-07-03
Reported by the agency: 2013-07-31
Closed out (terminated): 2016-03-28
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): US: Nationwide; Foreign: United Kingdom
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 Sauces, condiments & spicesderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1726-2013

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