World Green Nutrition, Inc. is expanding its April 3, 2024 recall to include additional lot numbers for Green Elv Nutrition brand Elv Control Herbal Supplement 90 Capsules and Elv Alipotec brand Mexican Tejocote Root Supplement Pieces (Raiz de Tejocote Mexicano Suplemento en Trozos) Net. products weighing 0.3 0z (7g), due to the presence of yellow oleander in the product.
Yellow oleander is a poisonous plant native to Mexico and Central America. Ingesting yellow oleander can have negative effects on neurological, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular health, which can be serious or even fatal. Symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, dizziness, diarrhea, abdominal pain, heart changes, and irregular heartbeat.
The recalled products, ELV Control Herbal Supplement and Mexican Tejocote Root Supplement Pieces (Raiz de Tejocote Mexicano Suplemento en Trozos), were intended to be sold through authorized distributors and not through e-commerce platforms or brick-and-mortar stores. However, it is possible that these products were purchased and further distributed through e-commerce platforms and brick-and-mortar stores.
Please note that the product in question, ELV Control Herbal Supplement, comes in a white container with a blue lid for easy identification. The following information is marked:
For easy identification of the product in question, Mexican Tejocote Root Supplement Pieces (Raiz de Tejocote Mexicano Supplemento en Trozos), the product is packaged in a white polyethylene container with a green polypropylene lid and is heat protected. The shrinkable PET-G material is labeled with the following information:
At the time of posting this recall, the company has not received any reports of illness related to consumption of this product. However, after the Food and Drug Administration found that the product contained yellow oleander, it was recalled from the market.
Consumers should stop consuming the recalled products. Consumers who purchased the recalled lots of ELV Control Herbal Supplement and Mexican Tejocote Root Supplement Pieces (Raiz de Tejocote Mexicano Suplemento en Trozos) can return them to their place of purchase for an exchange for another product sold by the company. Dispose of the product.
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