Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Atypical odor and unpleasant taste was reported
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📍Recalling firmGeritrex, LLC40 Commercial Ave · Middletown, NY 10941-1444
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Geritrex, LLC is recalling 8 fl oz bottles of Senna (sennosides 8.8 mg) Syrup because the product failed impurity and degradation specifications. Consumers reported that the syrup had an atypical odor and an unpleasant taste. The recall affects units distributed nationwide. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/38833-geritrex-senna-syrup-recall-failed-impurity-specs.
“Geritrex Senna Syrup Recall: Failed Impurity Specs.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/38833-geritrex-senna-syrup-recall-failed-impurity-specs. Based on FDA recall #D-1437-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-1437-2019%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on May 6, 2019, that Geritrex, LLC voluntarily recalled Senna Syrup due to failed impurity specifications. The agency stated the product exhibited atypical odor and unpleasant taste.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Geritrex
Product: Senna (sennosides 8.8 mg) Syrup
Size: 8 fl oz. (236 mL)
NDC: 54162-007-08
Lot codes: 1806031, 1806014
Expiration date: 08/2019
Units affected: 24,312
The hazard
The recall addresses failed impurity and degradation specifications for the syrup. The FDA reported that consumers experienced an atypical odor and unpleasant taste with the product.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Geritrex, LLC has one other recall on record since May 31, 2019. On May 31, 2019, the company issued a recall for Preferred Plus Stool Softener due to microbial contamination risk from cGMP deviations. Other recent recalls of similar products include Sun Pharmaceutical Fluocinolone Acetonide Solution Recall (Dec. 30, 2025) and Northstar Rx Recalls Tretinoin Cream Due to Impurities (Sept. 25, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check your bottle for the brand Geritrex, NDC 54162-007-08, and Lot numbers 1806031 or 1806014. The expiration date on the recalled bottles is 08/2019.
Brand
Geritrex
Category
Drug
FDA recall event · 2 products
All 2 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Distribution
Nationwide within the United States
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
D-1436-2019
Senna (sennosides 8.8 mg) Syrup, 8 fl oz. (237 mL) bottles, Rij Pharmaceuticals Corporation 40 Commercial Avenue, Middletown, NY 10941, NDC 53807-556-08; Lot #: 1804012, Exp. 08/2019
1536 units
D-1437-2019
Senna (sennosides 8.8 mg) Syrup 8 fl oz. (236 mL) bottles, Distributed by Geritrex, LLC 40 Commercial Avenue Middletown, NY 10941, NDC 54162-007-08; Lot #: 1806031, 1806014, Exp. 08/2019
24312 units
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check your bottle
Verify if your Senna syrup has Lot numbers 1806031 or 1806014 and an expiration date of 08/2019.
Contact the distributor
Reach out to Geritrex, LLC at 40 Commercial Avenue, Middletown, NY 10941 for further instructions.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Nationwide within the United States” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 4.8 years after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
3FDA classified it Class II
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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 #D-1437-2019 (May 6, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-1437-2019 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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