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Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare Holdings Recall: Fiber prebiotic product potentially contaminated with small plastic pieces
🇺🇸 United States
TerminatedClass II
Company
Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare Holdings
Product
Benefiber Prebiotic Fiber Supplement, packaged in the follow…
Recall date
April 28, 2020
Terminated
June 1, 2021
Source
FDA
Reason for recall
Fiber prebiotic product potentially contaminated with small plastic pieces
- Recall initiated
- Reported by source
- Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description
UPC
Quantity
Lot / code information
Benefiber Prebiotic Fiber Supplement, packaged in the following ways 1) Net Wt. 500 g (17.6 oz) bottle. UPC 886790218302 and 2) Net Wt. 760 g bottle UPC 8886790211907
886790218302
170,340 bottles
Lots: YT2Y (EXP Oct 2021), 7D6E (EXP Nov 2021), UV5C (EXP Oct 2021), 648H (EXP Nov 2021)
Distribution
Distributed to the following US states: AR
CA
FL
HI
ID
IL
LA
MA
ME
MI
MN
MO
NC
NE
NJ
NY
OH
OR
PA
RI
SC
TX
VA
WA
and WI
Official source record
Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0951-2020
Event ID
85554
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare Holdings
Product description
Benefiber Prebiotic Fiber Supplement, packaged in the following ways 1) Net Wt. 500 g (17.6 oz) bottle. UPC 886790218302 and 2) Net Wt. 760 g bottle UPC 8886790211907
Quantity
170,340 bottles
Reason
Fiber prebiotic product potentially contaminated with small plastic pieces
Recall initiation date
April 28, 2020
Report date
May 13, 2020
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
June 1, 2021
Distribution pattern
Distributed to the following US states: AR, CA, FL, HI, ID, IL, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, WA, and WI
UPC, lot, and code information
UPC 886790218302; Lots: YT2Y (EXP Oct 2021), 7D6E (EXP Nov 2021), UV5C (EXP Oct 2021), 648H (EXP Nov 2021)
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Press Release
Source last updated
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Other products recalled under this same event
This recall shares FDA event ID 85554 with 1 other product
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FDA Recall🇺🇸 United StatesTerminatedHistorical recordClass II
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Distributed
No data published
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county-level or point-level precision.
Distribution map
State
Distributed
Arkansas
1
California
1
Florida
1
Hawaii
1
Idaho
1
Illinois
1
Louisiana
1
Massachusetts
1
Maine
1
Michigan
1
Minnesota
1
Missouri
1
North Carolina
1
Nebraska
1
New Jersey
1
New York
1
Ohio
1
Oregon
1
Pennsylvania
1
Rhode Island
1
South Carolina
1
Texas
1
Virginia
1
Washington
1
Wisconsin
1
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