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The Harvard Drug Group
FDA recall F-3519-2017 · Class II · reported 2017-09-20 · Terminated
- Product
- Rugby Liquid Vitamin C Supplement, 4 oz., 118 mL
- Reason
- The distribution firms Leader Brand, Major Pharmaceuticals, and The Harvard Drug Group dba Rugby Laboratories are jointly initiating a voluntary recall of multiple supplements due to possible product contamination with B. cepacia, which may result in serious infections that could be life-threatening in patients with compromised immune systems and in patients with chronic lung conditions such as cystic fibrosis.
- Quantity
- 30,782 units
- Distribution
- Domestic: Nationwide to USA Foreign: None VA/DOD: VA CMOP CHARLESTON 3725 RIVERS AVE N. CHARLESTON SC 29405-7038, Ph. 303-339-4305
- Firm location
- MI, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Press Release
- Recall started
- 2017-08-02
- Terminated
- 2020-04-28
- Code info
- Rugby Liquid Vitamin C Supplement, 4 oz., 118 mL, UPC Number: 0 05360 16097 0, All Unexpired Lots
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.