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BLUE GREEN ALGAE: Packaged under the following brands…: FDA Recall F-1835-2018

Agency action: Aug 7, 2018Record ID: F-1835-2018
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What happened

Original notice title

BLUE GREEN ALGAE: Packaged under the following brands: AMERICAN HEALTH KALMATH SHORES BLUE GREEN ALGAE, 120 CAPSULES, UPC: 0 76630 02542 3 and Puritan's Pride PREMIUM Kalamath Lake Blue…

From the archived source record

High level of microcystin observed in the product.

What the official notice says to do

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Status and source details

Status recorded in the archive
Terminated
FDA recall classification
Class II
Recall initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Report date
Aug 29, 2018
Termination date in the archive
Mar 20, 2019
Source checked
Jul 16, 2026
Record revision
038ba4508b0a

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What is affected

Product
BLUE GREEN ALGAE: Packaged under the following brands: AMERICAN HEALTH KALMATH SHORES BLUE GREEN ALGAE, 120 CAPSULES, UPC: 0 76630 02542 3 and Puritan's Pride PREMIUM Kalamath Lake Blue Green Algae, 500 MG, 120 RAPID RELEASE CAPSULES, UPC 0 74312 12542 3
Company
Natures Bounty Inc
Lot / identifier
Lot Number/Expiry Date: 178747 / 05/2020;199658 / 10/2020; 264855 / 04/2021; 33766 / 01/2020; 959219 / 02/2019; 964323 / 10/2018; 982016 / 04/2019; 982017 / 05/2019
Market / distribution
Nationwide and Foreign: AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELGIUM CANADA CANADA CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA CROATIA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECUADOR ENGLAND FINLAND FRENCH POLYNESIA TAHITI GUATEMALA HONG KONG HUNGARY ICELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAMAICA JAPAN KAZAKHSTAN MACEDONIA MALAYSIA MEXICO MOLDOVA NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND PARAGUAY POLAND ROMANIA SCOTLAND SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH KOREA(ROK) SPAIN SWITZERLAND SWITZERLAND TAIWAN U.S.A. UGANDA VANUATU