The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1556-2023·Announced 2023-10-04

Fenugreek Capsule Supplement Recalled Due to Pen Fragments

Vitality Works is recalling 1,025 bottles of Fenugreek Capsules due to contamination with pieces of a pen. Consumers should stop using the product and return it to the retailer.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: Foreign material (pen pieces) in an ingestible dietary supplement creates a tangible choking and internal injury risk. FDA Class II classification with no reported illnesses to date meets the criterion of risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Vitality Works, Inc. is recalling 1,025 bottles of 100 vegetarian Fenugreek Capsules (90 count, 600mg) due to contamination with foreign material—specifically, pieces of a pen.

The presence of pen fragments in an ingested supplement poses a choking hazard and risk of internal injury if the product is consumed. The contamination was identified during quality control.

The affected product (Lot 2023-06871, expiring 07/2028) was distributed to 55 retail customers representing 284 individual stores across the United States. Distribution chains were notified on August 24, 2023.

Consumers who have this product should stop using it immediately and return it to the point of purchase or discard it. Retailers should remove affected bottles from shelves.

The recalled product

Product
100 vegetarian Fenugreek Capsules 90 count, 600mg, packaged in 150cc Amber Glass Packer with White Polypropylene Cap.
Manufacturer
Vitality Works, Inc
Category
Food — Dietary Supplement
Hazard
  • foreign-material
  • choking-risk

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

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