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Lifevantage Corp
FDA recall F-0876-2013 · Class II · reported 2013-01-16 · Terminated
- Product
- Protandim is packaged in a 90cc cylindrical blue bottle with a silver cap and contains thirty caplets per bottle. Label has a blue background with multi-colored print and pictorial stating in part: Lifevantage PROTANDIM *the Nrf2 Synergizer Dietary Supplement I 30 Caplets&.
- Reason
- Possible inclusion of small metal fragments embedded within the tablets of Protandim Dietary Supplement.
- Quantity
- 247,896 bottles
- Distribution
- Sale of products through a network of independent distributors, preferred customers and end consumers in the United States, Japan, Australia and Mexico. Sales also directly to end consumers for personal consumption in Canada. Independent distributors consume the product themselves and in some cases sell the product or provide the product gratis to those potentially interested in LifeVantage. Preferred customers purchase the products on a monthly, auto-ship basis directly from Life Vantage. Other end consumers purchase directly from LifeVantage via the website and are assigned to a distributor.
- Firm location
- UT, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Recall started
- 2012-12-05
- Terminated
- 2014-05-23
- Code info
- Lot # / Expiration Date: 12-0258 / 7/2/2015;12-0259 / 7/3/2015; 12-0292 / 7/9/2015; 12-0294 / 7/11/2015; 12-0295 / 7/12/2015; 12-0304 / 7/18/2015; 12-0306 / 8/16/2015; 12-0307 / 8/17/2015; 12-0373 / 8/21/2015; 12-0382 / 9/21/2015.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.