Affirm XL Nutritional Supplement, 1 and 10 count blister packs and single pill packs, Manufactured by Dongseo Biopharm Corp., Yongin City, Kyonggi do, Korea, distributed by: Affirm XL, LLC, Ladera Ranch, CA

Recall Insight

This FDA Drug action (record #D-015-2014) was formally reported on November 27, 2013, with the manufacturer initiating the action on April 10, 2013. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Affirm XL, Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Ladera Ranch, CA. Federal records indicate 400 pills units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: FDA analysis found the product to contain sulfoaildenafil, an analogue of sildenafil which is an ingredient in an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction, … Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Nationwide in the US and Canada. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 13 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.