Food recall: Benefiber fiber supplement stick packs, sugar free and taste free, packaged in the following configurations: (1)…
Class II FDA enforcement event 67373. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
The products are being recalled due to the receipt of a relatively high number of consumer complaints.
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
Novartis Consumer Health started this food recall on 18 Dec 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in Lincoln, NE. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 67373 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 5 Mar 2014. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 26 Nov 2014.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Distribution was nationwide. There was no foreign/military/government distribution.
Recalling firm
Novartis Consumer Health, Lincoln, NE.
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.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1591-2014 | Benefiber fiber supplement stick packs, sugar free and taste free, packaged in the following configurations: (1) Benefiber Fiber Supplement, On-The-Go Stick Packs, Sugar Free, Clear & Taste-Free, packaged in 8.16-oz. boxes containing 68/0.12-oz. stick packs, UPC 300670176686. Distributed by Novartis Consumer Health,… | 57,808/68-ct. pkgs., 142,088/3-ct. pkgs., and 11,678/8/3-ct. pkg. clip strips | Class II | Terminated | 5 Mar 2014 |
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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: 5
- Events of the firm on the register
- 11
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-1591-2014The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 67373. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/67373/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
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:
Distribution was nationwide. There was no foreign/military/government distribution.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 67373?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
57,808/68-ct. pkgs., 142,088/3-ct. pkgs., and 11,678/8/3-ct. pkg. clip strips
- 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.