Benefiber fiber supplement stick packs, sugar free and taste free, packaged in the following conf...

FDA Recall #F-1591-2014 — Class II — December 18, 2013

Recall #F-1591-2014 Date: December 18, 2013 Classification: Class II Status: Terminated

Product Description

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, Inc., Parsippany, NJ; (2) Benefiber Fiber Supplement, Taste Free, Sugar Free, packaged in 0.36-oz. foil packages containing 3/0.12-oz. stick packs, UPC 300670186036. Distributed by Novartis Consumer Health, Inc., Parsippany, NJ; (3) Benefiber Fiber Supplement, Taste Free, Sugar Free, packaged in 0.36-oz. foil packages containing 3/0.12-oz. stick packs, 8/0.36-oz. foil packages clipped together on a strip, UPC 300679110766. Distributed by Novartis Consumer Health, Inc., Parsippany, NJ;

Reason for Recall

The products are being recalled due to the receipt of a relatively high number of consumer complaints.

Recalling Firm

Novartis Consumer Health — Lincoln, NE

Classification

Class II — 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.

Product Type

Food

Status

Terminated

Voluntary / Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated