World Green Nutrition, Inc. has announced that in 2024 to increase the product lot number of Green Elv Nutrition branded Elv Control Herbal Supplement 90 Capsules and Elv Alipotec branded Mexican Tejocote Root Supplement Pieces (Raiz de Tejocote Mexicano Supplemento en Trozos) Net. Expands April 3rd recall. . Weight, 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:
To make it easy to identify the product in question, Mexican Tejocote Root Supplement Pieces (Raiz de Tejocote Mexicano Suplemento en Trozos), please note that it comes in a white polyethylene container with a green polypropylene lid, a heat-shrinkable PET-G material label marked 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 ELV Control Herbal Supplements and Mexican Tejocote Root Supplement Pieces (Raiz de Tejocote Mexicano Supplemento en Trozos) should either return them to their place of purchase for a replacement with another product sold by the company; You can dispose of the product.
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