Product recall: food supplements containing banned and carcinogenic substances

Product recall: food supplements containing banned and carcinogenic substances

Since Monday, certain food supplements aimed at facilitating digestion have been recalled due to prohibited substances. Explanations.

Seven food supplement products from the Superdiet and Herbesan brands have been recalled. These products contain non-compliant aloe emodin and emodin content. For your health, it is therefore recommended not to consume them.

Food supplements: prohibited substances

The 7 types of food supplements affected by the recall have the following information on the label:

Product category: Food

Product subcategory: Health foods and nutrition

Mark: SUPERDIET and HERBESAN

The different product models and their identification:

  • TRANSIPHYT 90 COMPRIMES dosed at 400mg, from the Herbesan brand
GTINLotMinimum durability time
34288836296017991701/07/2025
34288836296018028201/07/2025
34288836296017936201/06/2025

Start/end date of marketing: from 09/06/2022 to 01/20/2023

Distributors: CORA, CASINO, PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE, PARAPHARMACIE E.LECLERC, ETC

List of points of sale: 36296_listing.pdf

  • AXAROLA 100 COMPRIMES dosed at 400mg, from the Superdiet brand
GTINLotMinimum durability time
34288811108048078701/09/2025
34288811108048119801/09/2025
34288811108047967701/07/2025

Start/end date of marketing: from 09/27/2022 to 01/25/2023

Distributors: AX LOGITICS, PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE, PARAPHARMACIE E.LECLERC, OCP, DESENS SELAS, ETC

List of points of sale: 11108_listing.pdf

  • VIVAFLORE PROMO 2015 of 150 tablets dosed at 400mg, from the Superdiet brand
GTINLotMinimum durability date
34288811165098119901/10/2025
34288811165097966801/06/2025

Start/end date of marketing: from 08/11/2022 to 11/17/2022

Distributors: MEDI SUPPLY INTERNET, GRINE, TOURNESOL ORGANIC STORE, ETC

List of points of sale: 11165_listing.pdf

  • VIVAFLORE TRANSIT 150 COMPRIMES dosed at 400mg, from the Superdiet brand
GTINLotMinimum durability date
34288811492008083601/07/2025
34288811492008119601/10/2025
34288811492007950201/06/2025

Start/end date of marketing: from 08/18/2022 to 02/09/2023

Distributors: PRODUCTOS VIDA NATURAL SL, ECOPLAZA, NATURITAS, EASY FOOTCARE SLU, ETC

List of points of sale: 11492_listing.pdf

  • VIVAFLORE 45 TABLETS dosed at 400mg, from the Superdiet brand

GTIN : 3428881142409

Lot : 80172

Minimum durability date: 07/01/2025

Start/end date of marketing: from 07/10/2022 to 09/01/2023

Distributeurs : ECOPLAZA, EASY FOOTCARE SLU, NATURITAS, DIETIMPORT SA

List of points of sale: 11424_listing.pdf

  • HYGIAFLORE POCKET 45 COMPRIMES dosed at 400mg, from the Superdiet brand
GTINLotMinimum durability time
34288811288097984501/07/2025
34288811288098017301/07/2025

Start/end date of marketing: from 09/21/2022 to 12/01/2022

Distributors: BIO FORME, COTE NATURE, RAYON GREEN, MARCEL ET FILS, ETC

List of points of sale: 11288_listing.pdf

  • HYGIAFLORE TRANSIT 150 COMPRIMES dosed at 400mg, from the Superdiet brand
GTINLotMinimum durability date
34288811192038092001/07/2025
34288811192038093301/10/2025
34288811192037950101/06/2025

Start/end date of marketing: from 08/26/2022 to 01/24/2023

Distributors: COOP NATURE, RAYON BIO, LES COMPTOIRS DE LA BIO, L EAU VIVE, PARAPHARMACIE LAFAYETTE, ETC

List of points of sale: 11192_lot_79666_France__rappel_conso.pdf

What is the procedure to follow ?

These food supplements were recalled because a check revealed non-compliant aloe emodin and emodin content. These are prohibited substances because they can cause harmful effects on the health of the consumer. Indeed, these genotoxic substances could have carcinogenic properties.

Thus, brands invite their consumers to no longer consume this product and to return it to the point of sale, by contacting the 03 27 44 08 98.

People who purchased these products will be able to be reimbursed, until the end date of the recall procedure, Monday March 6, 2023.