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Monocal Calcium & Fluoride Supplement Recall: Excess Fluoride

Mericon Industries recalls Monocal Calcium & Fluoride Supplement due to excess fluoride. Check UPC 0394-0105-02, Lot 73007.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0419-2017FoodMonocal ›
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Recalling firmMericon Industries Inc.8819 N Pioneer Rd · Peoria, IL 61615-1519
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What happened, in plain English

Mericon Industries Inc. is recalling Monocal Calcium & Fluoride Supplement because the product contains an excess amount of fluoride. The recall affects 158 bottles distributed in North Carolina, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Iowa, and one customer in England. The record does not specify a remedy or what consumers should do with the product. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/23135-monocal-calcium-fluoride-supplement-recall-excess-fluoride.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/23135-monocal-calcium-fluoride-supplement-recall-excess-fluoride · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0419-2017

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“Monocal Calcium & Fluoride Supplement Recall: Excess Fluoride.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/23135-monocal-calcium-fluoride-supplement-recall-excess-fluoride. Based on FDA recall #F-0419-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0419-2017%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The supplement contains an excess amount of fluoride, which deviates from the expected formulation for a dietary supplement. The specific health risks or injury mechanisms are not described in the provided record.

Who’s affected

Consumers who purchased Monocal Calcium & Fluoride Supplement bottles containing Lot 73007 and UPC 0394-0105-02. This includes individuals in North Carolina, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Iowa, and one customer in England.

How to tell if you have this one

Look for Monocal Calcium & Fluoride Supplement bottles containing Lot number 73007 and UPC 0394-0105-02. The product was distributed in NC, MA, NJ, WI, IA, and to one customer in England.

  • Brand
    Monocal
  • Product
    Monocal, Calcium & Fluoride Supplement, 100 Tablets; Mericon Industries, Inc., Peoria, Illinois 61615; UPC: 0394-0105-02
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check your product details

    Verify if you have Monocal Calcium & Fluoride Supplement with Lot 73007 and UPC 0394-0105-02.

  2. Contact the manufacturer for instructions

    Since no remedy is stated in the record, contact Mericon Industries Inc. in Peoria, Illinois, to ask what you should do with the product.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 5 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “NC, MA, NJ, WI, IA, one customer in England” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Iowa, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Wisconsin.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 3.1 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Sep 23, 201612. FDA classified it Class II: Nov 8, 201623. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Nov 16, 201634. FDA terminated the recall: Oct 29, 2019420162019
  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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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-0419-2017 (September 23, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0419-2017 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 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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