Food recall: NOW Vitamin B-50 Complex with C 100 Veg Caps
Class III FDA enforcement event 81493. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
NOW Health Group Inc. initiated a voluntary recall of NOW s Vitamin B-50 mg 100 Veg Caps product code 0420 because it is mislabeled as Vitamin B-50 mg 100 Veg Caps.
Class III, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences
NOW Foods started this food recall on 6 Nov 2018. The firm address in the FDA record is in Bloomingdale, IL. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 81493 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 12 Dec 2018. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 15 May 2019.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Domestic: California, Ohio, Florida, Missouri, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Texas No foreign /VA/DOD
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.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0682-2019 | NOW Vitamin B-50 Complex with C 100 Veg Caps | 61 bottles | Class III | Terminated | 12 Dec 2018 |
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Class III: The lowest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2018
- 578
- Share of these events in Class III
- 10%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 10
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0682-2019The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 81493. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/81493/. 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:
Domestic: California, Ohio, Florida, Missouri, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Texas No foreign /VA/DOD
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 81493?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
61 bottles
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2018 have the same class?
- 10% of the 578 food events that started in 2018 are in Class III.