US Drug Recall Register
Class I · High risk Terminated Initiated Aug 5, 2013 (13 years ago)

Bethel Advance (bitter orange, mulberry leaf, cassia seed extract, jobstear seed…

Class I — High risk. Reasonable probability of serious harm or death.

Why it was recalled

Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: FDA analyses detected the presence of phenolphthalein, N-di-Desmethylsibutramine, and trace amounts of sibutramine and N-Desmethylsibutramine. Sibutramine and phenolphthalein were previously available drug products but were removed from the U.S. market making these products unapproved new drugs.

What was recalled

Bethel Advance (bitter orange, mulberry leaf, cassia seed extract, jobstear seed, spirulina, starch, kola nut) capsules, 400 mg, 30-count bottles, Distributed by: Bethel, Inc., Tel: (212) 568-5330, UPC 1 60126 41750 9.

Recalling firm
Bethel Nutritional Consulting, Inc
Origin
NY, United States
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
FDA recall number
D-372-2014

What should you do? A recall doesn't always mean your specific bottle is affected - it often applies to certain lots only. Check the lot number on your package against the FDA notice, and talk to your pharmacist before stopping any medication.

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