Kirkman Labs has a recall out on several of their products. They are doing a terrible job at getting the word out. It's nowhere on their website, but they will confirm the issue if you call them. I have read that the antimony is in the stevia they purchased from China.
Here is a letter from Kirkman posted on another board I frequent:
It has come to Kirkman's attention that a raw material supplier has been
supplying Kirkman with substandard quality material that is higher in
antimony content than what would be considered acceptable to the special needs community. Raw material supplier are actually not required to test for antimony levels routinely, so this problem did not come to our attention until a physician using Kirkman products brought the issue to our attention. We immediately had our laboratory research the issue which they quickly isolated and linked it to a specific raw material.
We have stopped using this material and have located and purchased a quality replacement which we will begin using immediately. We are asking that if you have any of the following products which utilized
this material in your inventory, that you destroy the products and request
credit or replacement with new lots when they become available. Call Kirkman customer service to make these requests. The products involved include all lots of the following products:
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> 1. Zinc Liquid Product #387/8 and 387/16
> 2. Super Nu-Thera w/o A and D Product #447/454
> 3. DMAE 50 mg. Chewable Product # 489/90
> 4. Super Nu-Thera Powder-Orange Product # 410/454
> 5. B Complex Powder Pro Support Product # 399/7
> 6. TMG w/ Folinic and B-12 Powder Product #413/4 and 389/250
> 7. Chewable Vitamin C Tablets Product #389/100 and 389/250
Kirkman regrets the inconvenience associated with this issue, but Kirkman
will not compromise our quality standards that we have stood for throughout our existence.
Sincerely,
Larry Newman
COO Technical and Regulatory Affairs
Here is a letter from Kirkman posted on another board I frequent:
It has come to Kirkman's attention that a raw material supplier has been
supplying Kirkman with substandard quality material that is higher in
antimony content than what would be considered acceptable to the special needs community. Raw material supplier are actually not required to test for antimony levels routinely, so this problem did not come to our attention until a physician using Kirkman products brought the issue to our attention. We immediately had our laboratory research the issue which they quickly isolated and linked it to a specific raw material.
We have stopped using this material and have located and purchased a quality replacement which we will begin using immediately. We are asking that if you have any of the following products which utilized
this material in your inventory, that you destroy the products and request
credit or replacement with new lots when they become available. Call Kirkman customer service to make these requests. The products involved include all lots of the following products:
>
> 1. Zinc Liquid Product #387/8 and 387/16
> 2. Super Nu-Thera w/o A and D Product #447/454
> 3. DMAE 50 mg. Chewable Product # 489/90
> 4. Super Nu-Thera Powder-Orange Product # 410/454
> 5. B Complex Powder Pro Support Product # 399/7
> 6. TMG w/ Folinic and B-12 Powder Product #413/4 and 389/250
> 7. Chewable Vitamin C Tablets Product #389/100 and 389/250
Kirkman regrets the inconvenience associated with this issue, but Kirkman
will not compromise our quality standards that we have stood for throughout our existence.
Sincerely,
Larry Newman
COO Technical and Regulatory Affairs
