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NOW Foods Recall: regular yeast was inadvertently packaged as nutritional yeast

United States

TerminatedClass III

Company
NOW Foods
Product
NOW Nutritional Yeast Powder, Nt. Wt. 10oz. UPC 7 33739 024…
Recall date
May 8, 2025
Terminated
January 16, 2026
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

regular yeast was inadvertently packaged as nutritional yeast

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
NOW Nutritional Yeast Powder, Nt. Wt. 10oz. UPC 7 33739 02460 2 Not published in this source record 18,658 units NOW Lot Number: 3372888 Best By 03/2027 NOW Lot Number: 3320523 Best By 04/2026

Distribution

  • Nationwide USA. Czech Republic
  • Hong Kong
  • UAE
  • Ukraine.

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0936-2025
Event ID
95721
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Company
NOW Foods
Product description
NOW Nutritional Yeast Powder, Nt. Wt. 10oz. UPC 7 33739 02460 2
Quantity
18,658 units
Reason
regular yeast was inadvertently packaged as nutritional yeast
Recall initiation date
May 8, 2025
Report date
June 18, 2025
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
January 16, 2026
Distribution pattern
Nationwide USA. Czech Republic, Hong Kong, UAE, Ukraine.
UPC, lot, and code information
NOW Lot Number: 3372888 Best By 03/2027 NOW Lot Number: 3320523 Best By 04/2026
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Responsible company: NOW Foods

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