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Kingsway Trading Inc Recall: Presence of Ephedrae Herba (ma huang), a FDA Banned Ephedra Alkaloid

United States

TerminatedClass I

Company
Kingsway Trading Inc
Product
Xanthium & Siler Combo (Bi Yan Pian) DIETARY SUPPLEMENT, Net…
Recall date
February 7, 2017
Terminated
June 25, 2018
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Presence of Ephedrae Herba (ma huang), a FDA Banned Ephedra Alkaloid

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Xanthium & Siler Combo (Bi Yan Pian) DIETARY SUPPLEMENT, Net cont: 100 tablets (300mg each), Net Wt. 1.06oz (30g) Not published in this source record 100 cases/100 bottles/100 tablets lot # 020115 Exp 01/2020 lot # 040113 Exp 03/2017

Distribution

  • MA
  • NJ
  • NY
  • IL
  • MD
  • FL
  • MO
  • TX
  • IN
  • GA
  • DE
  • CO
  • VA
  • PA
  • CT
  • OR
  • VA
  • AZ
  • Through asianl herb stores
  • acupuncture clinics and asian supermarkets.

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-1577-2017
Event ID
76404
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Company
Kingsway Trading Inc
Product description
Xanthium & Siler Combo (Bi Yan Pian) DIETARY SUPPLEMENT, Net cont: 100 tablets (300mg each), Net Wt. 1.06oz (30g)
Quantity
100 cases/100 bottles/100 tablets
Reason
Presence of Ephedrae Herba (ma huang), a FDA Banned Ephedra Alkaloid
Recall initiation date
February 7, 2017
Report date
March 22, 2017
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
June 25, 2018
Distribution pattern
MA, NJ, NY, IL, MD, FL, MO, TX, IN, GA, DE, CO, VA, PA, CT, OR, VA, AZ, Through asianl herb stores, acupuncture clinics and asian supermarkets.
UPC, lot, and code information
lot # 020115 Exp 01/2020 lot # 040113 Exp 03/2017
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Press Release
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Responsible company: Kingsway Trading Inc

Distribution map

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

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Distribution map
State Distributed
Massachusetts 1
New Jersey 1
New York 1
Illinois 1
Maryland 1
Florida 1
Missouri 1
Texas 1
Indiana 1
Georgia 1
Delaware 1
Colorado 1
Virginia 1
Pennsylvania 1
Connecticut 1
Oregon 1
Arizona 1

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