NOW Foods — FDA Recall History & Enforcement Records
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As of July 16, 2026, NOW Foods has 14 recorded FDA food enforcement actions in the openFDA database. Their most recent recall was on 24 Sep 2025. NOW Foods is categorized under Supplements & Specialty based on their predominant recall history.
Recall activity over time for NOW Foods
How serious are NOW Foods recalls?
FDA recall classifications by severity
Full FDA recall history for NOW Foods
All 14 FDA enforcement actions sourced from openFDA · Sorted by date, most recent first
| Date | Product | Reason | Class & Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2025Official FDA Notice | NOW Real Food Organic Unsalted Whole Raw Cashews, 10 oz. pouch, UPC 7 33739 07066 1 Product Code 7066 | Undeclared pine nut | Class IIOngoing |
| 8 May 2025Official FDA Notice | NOW Nutritional Yeast Powder, Nt. Wt. 10oz. UPC 7 33739 02460 2 | regular yeast was inadvertently packaged as nutritional yeast | Class IIITerminated |
| 14 Aug 2024Official FDA Notice | NOW Real Foods Whole & Unsalted Raw Brazil Nuts 12oz. bag UPC 733739070128 | High mold, yeast, and total viable count | Class IITerminated |
| 10 Jan 2024Official FDA Notice | Protocol for Life Balance, Phosphatidyl Serine 300mg softgels, 50 count bottle, UPC 707359123922. NOW Foods, Phosphatidy | Amount of Phosphatidyl Serine in product is less than stated on the label | Class IIITerminated |
| 6 Nov 2018Official FDA Notice | NOW Vitamin B-50 Complex with C 100 Veg Caps | NOW Health Group Inc. initiated a voluntary recall of NOW s Vitamin B-50 mg 100 Veg Caps product code 0420 because it is mislabeled as Vitamin B-50 mg | Class IIITerminated |
| 5 Sep 2017Official FDA Notice | Organic Coconut Sugar, 16oz bag, 12 bags/case, packed in a foil bag | Undeclared gluten found in the product and the product is labeled “Gluten Free”. | Class IITerminated |
| 20 Jan 2017Official FDA Notice | NOW¿ Multi-Food 1 Tablets, One Tablet Daily, 90 tablets, A Dietary Supplement | Product’s supplement fact panel incorrectly states that the product contains 75 mg (milligrams) of Molybdenum, when it actually contains 75 mcg (micro | Class IIITerminated |
| 18 Mar 2016Official FDA Notice | Gingko Biloba 60mg packaged in a white and orange bottle containing 120 capsules. The bottle has a blue cap and white l | Undeclared soy lecithin in 5 dietary supplements. | Class IITerminated |
| 18 Mar 2016Official FDA Notice | Goldenseal Root 500 mg packaged in a white and orange bottle containing 100 capsules. The bottle has a blue cap and whi | Undeclared soy lecithin in 5 dietary supplements. | Class IITerminated |
| 18 Mar 2016Official FDA Notice | Elderberry 500 mg packaged in a white and orange bottle containing 60 capsules. The bottle has a blue cap and white lett | Undeclared soy lecithin in 5 dietary supplements. | Class IITerminated |
| 18 Mar 2016Official FDA Notice | Cranberry extract packaged in a white and orange bottle containing 90 capsules. The bottle has a blue cap and white lett | Undeclared soy lecithin in 5 dietary supplements. | Class IITerminated |
| 18 Mar 2016Official FDA Notice | Andrographis extract 400 mg packaged in a white and orange bottle containing 90 capsules. The bottle has a blue cap and | Undeclared soy lecithin in 5 dietary supplements. | Class IITerminated |
| 7 Nov 2013Official FDA Notice | Digestive enzyme capsules sold under the NOW Foods, Beeyoutiful, Best in Nature, Bluegrass Naturals Vitamin Company, Chi | Digestive enzyme capsules manufactured by NOW Foods may contain the antibiotic chloramphenicol. | Class IITerminated |
| 3 Jul 2013Official FDA Notice | White plastic bottle with blue cap containing 90 capsules; Ashwagandha Extract; 450 mg; CODE 4603; Manufactured by NOW F | It has been determined that this product contains an undeclared ingredient, licorice extract, which contains glycyrrhizin derived from licorice root. | Class IITerminated |
Where have NOW Foods recalls occurred?
States affected across all recorded FDA enforcement actions
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