Food recall: White plastic bottle with blue cap containing 90 capsules; Ashwagandha Extract; 450 mg; CODE 4603; Manufactured by NOW…

Class II FDA enforcement event 65640. Recall start date: 3 Jul 2013. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 28 Mar 2016.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

It has been determined that this product contains an undeclared ingredient, licorice extract, which contains glycyrrhizin derived from licorice root.

Class II, in the words of FDA

a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote

NOW Foods started this food recall on 3 Jul 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in Bloomingdale, IL. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 65640 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 31 Jul 2013. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 28 Mar 2016.

FDA enforcement report The 1 product record

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FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on 1 Oct 2026. openFDA export of 28 Sep 2026.

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

US: Nationwide; Foreign: United Kingdom

Recalling firm

NOW Foods, Bloomingdale, IL.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

1 product record in the event.

FDA event 65640: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
F-1726-2013	White plastic bottle with blue cap containing 90 capsules; Ashwagandha Extract; 450 mg; CODE 4603; Manufactured by NOW FOODS; 395 S. Glen Ellyn Rd., Bloomingdale, IL 60108, USA	2,571 bottles	Class II	Terminated	31 Jul 2013

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Food events that started in 2013: 546
Share of these events in Class II: 52%
Product records in this event: 1Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register: 10

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of NOW Foods
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
24 Sep 2025	NOW Real Food Organic Unsalted Whole Raw Cashews, 10 oz. pouch, UPC 7 33739 07066 1 Product Code 7066	Food	Class II	1
8 May 2025	NOW Nutritional Yeast Powder, Nt. Wt. 10oz. UPC 7 33739 02460 2	Food	Class III	1
14 Aug 2024	NOW Real Foods Whole & Unsalted Raw Brazil Nuts 12oz. bag UPC 733739070128	Food	Class II	1
10 Jan 2024	Protocol for Life Balance, Phosphatidyl Serine 300mg softgels, 50 count bottle, UPC 707359123922. NOW Foods, Phosphatidy	Food	Class III	1
6 Nov 2018	NOW Vitamin B-50 Complex with C 100 Veg Caps	Food	Class III	1
5 Sep 2017	Organic Coconut Sugar, 16oz bag, 12 bags/case, packed in a foil bag	Food	Class II	1
20 Jan 2017	NOW Multi-Food 1 Tablets, One Tablet Daily, 90 tablets, A Dietary Supplement	Food	Class III	1
18 Mar 2016	Andrographis extract 400 mg packaged in a white and orange bottle containing 90 capsules. The bottle has a blue cap and	Food	Class II	5
7 Nov 2013	Digestive enzyme capsules sold under the NOW Foods, Beeyoutiful, Best in Nature, Bluegrass Naturals Vitamin Company, Chi	Food	Class II	1

NOW Foods: all 10 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report F-1726-2013The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 65640. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/65640/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: openFDA food enforcement reports
Licence: CC0 1.0
Export date: 28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register: 23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?: The FDA record gives this distribution: US: Nationwide; Foreign: United Kingdom
What quantity of product is in FDA event 65640?: The FDA record gives this quantity: 2,571 bottles
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many food recalls of 2013 have the same class?: 52% of the 546 food events that started in 2013 are in Class II.