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.