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THURSDAY · 14 MAY 2026

FDA Recall D-372-2014

Bethel Nutritional Consulting, Inc · New York, NY

Class I — life-threatening Terminated 1759 days on record

Highest impact — Class I recall — FDA determination of strong likelihood of serious adverse health consequence or death.

Product

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.

Lot / code: Lot 10092011, Exp 2014

Quantity: 13,266 bottles

Reason for recall

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.

Recall record

Recall number
D-372-2014
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Firm notification
Press Release
Distribution
Nationwide, Puerto Rico, and internet sales
Recall initiated
2013-08-05
Classified by FDA Center
2013-12-18
FDA published
2013-12-25
Terminated
2018-05-30
Recalling firm
Bethel Nutritional Consulting, Inc
Firm location
New York, NY

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