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Vitabiotics withdraws six food supplements
Vitabiotics has withdrawn six food supplements, in a range of pack sizes, because the products contain higher levels of folic acid than mentioned on the product labels. The Food Standards Agency has issued a Product Withdrawal Information Notice.
Product details
All batches of products produced before November 2010 are being withdrawn from sale:
- Wellwoman® Original 30 Capsules
- Wellwoman® Original 90 Capsules
- Wellman® 30 Tablets
- Menopace® 30 Tablets
- Menopace® 90 Tablets
- Menopace® Plus 56 tablets
- Perfectil® Triple Active 30 Tablets – Skin, Hair & Nails
- Perfectil® Triple Active 90 Tablets – Skin, Hair & Nails
- Perfectil® Plus 28 Tablets/28 Capsules – Skin, Hair & Nails
No other Vitabiotic products are known to be affected.
There is no immediate risk to health from consuming these products.
It is important that women planning a pregnancy and pregnant women should continue to take folic acid supplements.
The Government recommends that if you are planning to be pregnant, or are pregnant, you should take a dietary supplement of 400 micrograms of folic acid each day, and you should eat plenty of folate-rich foods to reduce the risk of having a baby with a neural tube defect (NTD) such as spina bifida.
If you have already had a baby with a NTD, or if you have coeliac disease (also known as gluten intolerance), diabetes, or take anti-epileptic medicines, you need to take more than 400 micrograms of folic acid supplementation a day. If you need more advice, you should contact your GP or visit the NHS Choices website at the link below.
About product withdrawals and recalls
If there is a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold, then it might be 'withdrawn' (taken off the shelves) or 'recalled' (when customers are asked to return the product). The Food Standards Agency issues Product Withdrawal Information Notices and Product Recall Information Notices to let consumers and local authorities know about problems associated with food. In some cases, a ‘Food Alert for Action’ is issued. This provides local authorities with details of specific action to be taken on behalf of consumers.
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