FDA recall F-3520-2017

Product

Rugby Ferrous Sulfate Liquid One Pint, (473 mL)

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.

Distribution

Domestic: Nationwide to USA Foreign: None VA/DOD: VA CMOP CHARLESTON 3725 RIVERS AVE N. CHARLESTON SC 29405-7038, Ph. 303-339-4305

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2017-08-02

Report date

2017-09-20

Termination date

2020-04-28

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Livonia, MI, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=F-3520-2017