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The Harvard Drug Group Recall: The distribution firms Leader Brand, Major Pharmaceuticals, and The Harvard Drug Group dba Rugby Laboratories are jointly initiating a voluntary recall of multiple supplements due to possible product contamination with B. cepacia, which may result in serious infections that could be life-threatening in patients with compromised immune systems and in patients with chronic lung conditions such as cystic fibrosis.
🇺🇸 United States
TerminatedClass II
Company
The Harvard Drug Group
Product
Rugby Cerovite Liquid, 8 oz. 236ML
Recall date
August 2, 2017
Terminated
April 28, 2020
Source
FDA
Reason for recall
The distribution firms Leader Brand, Major Pharmaceuticals, and The Harvard Drug Group dba Rugby Laboratories are jointly initiating a voluntary recall of multiple supplements due to possible product contamination with B. cepacia, which may result in serious infections that could be life-threatening in patients with compromised immune systems and in patients with chronic lung conditions such as cystic fibrosis.
- Recall initiated
- Reported by source
- Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description
UPC
Quantity
Lot / code information
Rugby Cerovite Liquid, 8 oz. 236ML
Not published in this source record
65,611 units
Rugby Cerovite Liquid, 236ML, UPC Number: 00536-2790-59, All Unexpired Lots
Distribution
Domestic: Nationwide to USA Foreign: None VA/DOD: VA CMOP CHARLESTON 3725 RIVERS AVE N. CHARLESTON SC 29405-7038
Ph. 303-339-4305
Official source record
Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-3516-2017
Event ID
78007
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
The Harvard Drug Group
Product description
Rugby Cerovite Liquid, 8 oz. 236ML
Quantity
65,611 units
Reason
The distribution firms Leader Brand, Major Pharmaceuticals, and The Harvard Drug Group dba Rugby Laboratories are jointly initiating a voluntary recall of multiple supplements due to possible product contamination with B. cepacia, which may result in serious infections that could be life-threatening in patients with compromised immune systems and in patients with chronic lung conditions such as cystic fibrosis.
Recall initiation date
August 2, 2017
Report date
September 20, 2017
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
April 28, 2020
Distribution pattern
Domestic: Nationwide to USA Foreign: None VA/DOD: VA CMOP CHARLESTON 3725 RIVERS AVE N. CHARLESTON SC 29405-7038, Ph. 303-339-4305
UPC, lot, and code information
Rugby Cerovite Liquid, 236ML, UPC Number: 00536-2790-59, All Unexpired Lots
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 78007 with 10 other product
entries in Public Health Trace.
FDA Recall🇺🇸 United StatesTerminatedHistorical recordClass II
The Harvard Drug Group
Product
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Gabapentin Tablets, USP 600 mg, packaged in Cartons of 100 tablets (10 tablets per blister pack x 10), Rx Only, Distributed by: Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. East Windsor, NJ 08520 Distributed by: Major Pharmaceuticals 17177 N Laurel Park Dr., Suite 233 Livonia, MI 48152 USA, NDC 0904-6823-61
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