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New Algae Company
FDA recall F-0216-2014 · Class I · reported 2013-11-27 · Terminated
- Product
- Flex, Maximum Flexibility, Item number 21-601, dietary supplement, 90 capsules per bottle. The Flex product is a dietary supplement in capsule form containing vegetable glucosamine HCL, chondroitin sulfate (shark cartilage), organic microalgae (aph. flos-aquae) and chicken cartilage. The serving size is 3 capsules and the suggested use is one 3 capsule serving per day.
- Reason
- Flex dietary supplement product is recalled because the finished label does not declare shark cartilage.
- Quantity
- 103 bottles (90 capsules per bottle)
- Distribution
- Distributed nationwide.
- Firm location
- OR, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Telephone
- Recall started
- 2013-10-23
- Terminated
- 2014-03-05
- Code info
- Lot EY1, manufacturing date of 8/2013. (product expires by August 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.