LifeVantage Announces Recall of Protandim

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah LifeVantage Corp., a nutraceutical company, last week announced a voluntary recall of its Protandim dietary supplement "due to the possible inclusion of small metal fragments in the final product."

"The fragments were originally discovered in batches of turmeric extract, " the Salt Lake City, Utah-based company said Dec. 5, "an ingredient in Protandim that was purchased from a third party supplier."

Affected products of Protandim a supplement containing thirty caplets in a cylindrical blue bottle were distributed in Japan and the United States between July and November 2012, according to LifeVantage. Protandim combats oxidative stress, according to LifeVantage.

The company has listed affected lot numbers and is contacting affected independent distributors and other customers to notify them of the recall.

"Everyone at LifeVantage is deeply committed to providing the safest, most pure products for our distributor network and customers," Douglas C. Robinson, President and CEO of LifeVantage, said. "In keeping to that high standard, the Company is offering to replace all bottles of the potentially affected product. We are confident that our network marketing distribution model will allow us to efficiently contact all those affected by this issue."