To: Health Commissioners, Directors of Environmental Health, Nursing Directors, Food Safety Specialists, and Other Interested Parties
Subj: Recall of Dietary Supplement (02-01)
Date: February 2, 2001
Jade Pharmacy brand Meridian Circulation
Tablets, Meridian
Circulation Liquid, and Quell Fire Tablets
Labeled as manufactured by East Earth Herb, Inc., Eugene, OR. Recall #F-191/193-1.
CODES (refer to lot numbers listed below)
F-191-1 Lot Exp. Dt.
Meridian Circulation tablets #2404 9/01
Meridian Circulation tablets #2952 5/03
Meridian Circulation tablets #3506 12/04
F-192-1
Meridian Circulation liquid #9609097 11/01
Meridian Circulation liquid #9707062 9/02
Meridian Circulation liquid #9804021 6/03
Meridian Circulation liquid #9907026 9/04
F-193-1 Lot Exp. Dt.
Quell Fire tablets #2079 4/01
Quell Fire tablets #2623 4/02
Quell Fire tablets #2832 11/02
Quell Fire tablets #3012 8/03
Quell Fire tablets #3140 11/03
Quell Fire tablets #3553 4/04
The firm listed the following on their recall letter and press release; however, none of this lot was distributed Quell Fire tablets #3830 7/05.
MANUFACTURER: East Earth Herb, Inc., Eugene, OR.
RECALLED BY: Manufacturer, by telephone on 11/21/00 and 11/22/00, followed by a letter.
FDA initiated-recall ongoing.
DISTRIBUTION: To distributors and licensed health practitioners nationally and to Canada, Belgium and Australia.
QUANTITY
Meridian Circulation tabs 1455/50 tab btls, 272/150 tab btls, 268/300 tab btls, 576/75 tab btls; Meridian Circulation liquid 3326/1 oz. btls, 113/2 oz. btls, 45/4 oz. Btls; and Quell Fire1499/50 tab btls, 237/150 tab btls,813/300 tab btls, 468/75 tab btls.
REASON
The products contain aristolochic acid, a potent carcinogen and nephrotoxin.