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21st Century Vitamin D3 Tablets Mislabeled - Risk of Incorrect Dosage

21st Century HealthCare recalls 100-count Vitamin D3 tablets mislabeled as 25 mcg when they should be 125 mcg. This could lead to incorrect dosing if taken without checking labels.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0543-2021Food21st Century HealthCare ›
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Recalling firmTwenty-First Century Healthcare, Inc2119 S Wilson St · Tempe, AZ 85282-2034
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21st Century HealthCare is recalling 100-count Vitamin D3 tablets that were mislabeled as 25 mcg (1000 IU) when they are actually 125 mcg (5000 IU). This mislabeling could cause incorrect dosing if consumers take the tablets without verifying the label. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/14542-21st-century-vitamin-d3-tablets-mislabeled-risk-of-incorrect-dosage.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/14542-21st-century-vitamin-d3-tablets-mislabeled-risk-of-incorrect-dosage · Updated October 4, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0543-2021

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“21st Century Vitamin D3 Tablets Mislabeled - Risk of Incorrect Dosage.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/14542-21st-century-vitamin-d3-tablets-mislabeled-risk-of-incorrect-dosage. Based on FDA recall #F-0543-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0543-2021%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on May 7, 2021, that Twenty-First Century Healthcare, Inc. recalled 21st Century Vitamin D3 125 mcg (5000 IU) tablets because some bottles were mislabeled as containing 25 mcg (1000 IU). The agency said the error could lead to incorrect dosage intake.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: 21st Century HealthCare
  • Product: 21st Century Vitamin D3 125 mcg (5000 IU) tablet, 100 count
  • UPC: 7-40985-27431-6
  • Lot: 15769204
  • Expiration dates: 020821 0805 through 020821 0838

The hazard

A small quantity of bottles were mislabeled as Vitamin D3 25 mcg (1000 IU) instead of the correct 125 mcg (5000 IU). The secondary labeling on the back of the bottles correctly identified the product as Vitamin D3 125 mcg (5000 IU).

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Twenty-First Century Healthcare, Inc. has one other recall on record since Jan. 22, 2019. On Jan. 22, 2019, the company recalled Good Neighbor Pharmacy brand Co Q10 capsules due to mislabeling risks involving Vitamin D. Other recent recalls of similar products include Winder Labs Grape Multivitamins (Oct. 27, 2025), Shaman Botanicals White Vein Chewable Tablets (Feb. 13, 2026), and Avion Prenate Chewable Prenatal Vitamin (Oct. 29, 2025).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product name '21st Century Vitamin D3 125 mcg (5000 IU) 100 count' with UPC 7-40985-27431-6. The back label shows the correct dosage.

  • Brand
    21st Century HealthCare
  • Product
    21st Century Vitamin D3 125 mcg (5000 IU) tablet, 100 count, UPC 7-40985-27431-6, 21st Century HealthCare, Inc., 2119
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Label

    Verify the back label shows 'Vitamin D3 125 mcg (5000 IU)' to confirm the correct dosage.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in Arizona.

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FDA distribution: “AZ” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Arizona.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 4 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: May 7, 202112. FDA classified it Class II: May 20, 202123. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: May 26, 202134. FDA terminated the recall: Sep 3, 202142021
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Questions people ask

Are these tablets dangerous if taken correctly?

No, the tablets are safe if the label is checked correctly. The mislabeling is the issue, not the product itself.

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0543-2021 (May 7, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0543-2021 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 4, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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