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NOW Foods
FDA recall F-1537-2014 · Class II · reported 2014-02-26 · Terminated
- Product
- Digestive enzyme capsules sold under the NOW Foods, Beeyoutiful, Best in Nature, Bluegrass Naturals Vitamin Company, Chicago Nutrition Company, Gluten-Free Remedies, Osa's Garden, and Professional Naturopathics brands and packaged in a plastic bottle containing 60 or 120 capsules.
- Reason
- Digestive enzyme capsules manufactured by NOW Foods may contain the antibiotic chloramphenicol.
- Quantity
- 31,344 bottles
- Distribution
- US: Nationwide (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, 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, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) + District of Columbia; FOREIGN: Bulgaria, China, Germany, Greece, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, United Kingdom
- Firm location
- IL, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Letter
- Recall started
- 2013-11-07
- Terminated
- 2016-05-16
- Code info
- *** 1) Product Code 2965; Lot Numbers: 1660276, 1653504, 1634330, 1618025, 1606053, 1587905, 1539085, 1518136, 1497964, 1476818. *** 2) Product Code 2968; Lot Numbers: 1645219, 1630289, 1616607, 1607295, 1593903, 1549088, 1536759, 1528258, 1516482, 1511273, 1483789, 1470001, 1458643. *** 3) Product Code 102965; Lot Numbers: 1649254, 1643889, 1632228, 1630192, 1622153, 1618074, 1606601, 1599557, 1599554, 1571142. 1564422, 1554121, 1554086, 1548791, 1538088, 1538078, 1522374, 1520852, 1510332, 1498999, 1492855, 1479602, 1475604, 1459330. *** 4) Product Code: 102968; Lot Numbers 1620846, 1534791. *** 5) Product Code 3C212965; Lot Number: 1602054
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.