Tens of thousands of canisters of "Collagen Peptides" powder from the brand Vital Proteins, for which Jennifer Aniston is a spokesperson, have been recalled out of fear that shards of a broken plastic lid contaminated the product.
The 24-ounce supplement canisters were distributed to Costco stores in 20 states and Puerto Rico, according to a voluntary recall notice from Vital Proteins posted on the Food and Drug Administration website.
The stated reason: "potential foreign material contamination (pieces of one blue broken lid may be in one or more canisters)."
More than 59,700 canisters were affected, the recall notice said. They were sold at Costco stores between April 17 and 24, according to a letter that Costco sent customers on April 28. The letter urged customers who'd purchased the supplements not to consume them and to return the product to Costco for a full refund.
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Costco could not immediately be reached for comment.
Vital Proteins said in a statement on Wednesday that it initiated the recall "out of an abundance of caution and our commitment to product quality and consumer safety."
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