Why it was recalled
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.
Product description
Rugby Ferrous Sulfate Liquid One Pint, (473 mL)
Lot numbers, UPCs & expiration codes
Rugby Ferrous Sulfate Liquid,One Pint (473 mL), UPC Number:0 05360 65085 8, All Unexpired Lots
Where it was sold
Domestic: Nationwide to USA Foreign: None VA/DOD: VA CMOP CHARLESTON 3725 RIVERS AVE N. CHARLESTON SC 29405-7038, Ph. 303-339-4305
What to do if you have this product
- Compare the brand, size, and lot/UPC codes on your package with the codes above.
- If it matches, don't eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away.
- Wash surfaces and containers that touched the product.
- If you feel sick after eating it, contact your doctor. In an emergency call 911.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-3520-2017
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- Aug 2, 2017
- FDA report date
- Sep 20, 2017
- Quantity
- 34,280 units
- Recall type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recalling firm
- The Harvard Drug Group
Original FDA data
Every field from FDA enforcement report F-3520-2017, exactly as published.
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- City
- Livonia
- State
- MI
- Status
- Terminated
- Country
- United States
- Event ID
- 78007
- Address
- 17177 N Laurel Park Dr Ste 233
- Code information
- Rugby Ferrous Sulfate Liquid,One Pint (473 mL), UPC Number:0 05360 65085 8, All Unexpired Lots
- Postal code
- 48152-3951
- Report date
- Sep 20, 2017
- Product type
- Food
- Recall number
- F-3520-2017
- Classification
- Class II
- Recalling firm
- The Harvard Drug Group
- Product quantity
- 34,280 units
- Termination date
- Apr 28, 2020
- 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.
- Voluntary / mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Product description
- Rugby Ferrous Sulfate Liquid One Pint, (473 mL)
- 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
- Recall initiation date
- Aug 2, 2017
- Initial firm notification
- Press Release
- Center classification date
- Sep 12, 2017