Class I · Recall · initiated January 28, 2026 · Terminated
Why Not Natural recalls 8,500 bottles of moringa capsules, a single lot, for Salmonella
A Houston supplement brand operating as Why Not Natural recalled 8,500 bottles of its 120-count moringa capsules, lot A25G051, sold nationwide, for potential Salmonella contamination; the recall is now terminated.
The record
- Firm
- Art Monkey LLC dba Why Not Natural, Houston, TX
- Product
- Why Not Natural Moringa Capsules 120 capsule bottle marked with lot # A25G051 on the bottom and with an expiration date of 07/2028 stamped on the bottom.
- Reason, as filed
- “Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella”
- Classification
- Class I (Class I: reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death)
- Recall number
- H-0510-2026
- Initiated
- January 28, 2026
- Posted by FDA
- February 25, 2026
- Status
- Terminated · Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Quantity
- 8,500 bottles
- Distribution
- Nationwide
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Why it happened, in plain English
The filed reason is “potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.” Unlike several recalls in this cluster, the record names a single lot, A25G051, with an expiration of 07/2028, and a single count size, 120 capsules. A one-lot recall usually means the firm could trace a specific powder batch to a specific fill, which is better than most. The record does not say what triggered it, or whether the firm’s own testing or a supplier notice did.
Moringa is a dried leaf, and encapsulation does not add a kill step. Whatever was in the powder is in the capsule. Nationwide distribution of 8,500 bottles is modest by volume, but a supplement brand’s customer list is spread thin across the country, so a small lot still means a broad notification.
Who else should care
This is one of at least eight moringa and greens powder Salmonella recalls we count between November 2025 and September 2026. The records do not say they share a supplier, and we do not claim that. What they share is the acceptance step: botanical powder cleared on the supplier’s certificate of analysis rather than a test the buyer ran.
Small brands that contract-fill single-herb capsules should compare their own paperwork to this recall. Check: whether you can tie each lot of bottles to a lot of powder and a lab result for that powder, the way this firm was able to name lot A25G051.
Written 2026-09-08. Analysis is editorial; the record above is FDA's.