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Urgent recall for JSHealth vitamins

New warnings for Jessica Sepel's wellbeing empire come just months after the company was fined $26k over a product claiming to cure serious illnesses.

Jessica Sepel and her husband Dean Steingold. Picture: Justin Lloyd.
Jessica Sepel and her husband Dean Steingold. Picture: Justin Lloyd.
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New warnings for Jessica Sepel's wellbeing empire come just months after the company was fined $26k over a product claiming to cure serious illnesses.

JSHealth Vitamins have been forced to recal ten batches of its "Detox + Debloat" tablets, after the Therapeutic Goods Administration found the product did not include necessary warning information.

The recall, issued late Monday, urged all pregnant and breastfeeding women with an affected bottle to immediately stop using the tablets due to a possibly unsafe fennel seed extract. The product is also not recommended for children under the age of 12.

The new warnings come just months after the hugely successful supplement business was fined $26,640 over a product claiming to cure serious illnesses.

The Detox + Debloat supplement.
The Detox + Debloat supplement.

JSHealth said the new recall was simply a labelling matter.

"This is solely a labelling matter based on older stock, not anything to do with the product itself," the company said in a statement.

"The ingredients are not affected, and the product formulation remains unchanged.

"This only relates to Detox + Debloat. This product label recall does not affect any other JSHealth products."

The JSHealth website boasts results of the 'Detox and Debloat' tablets.
The JSHealth website boasts results of the 'Detox and Debloat' tablets.

The batch numbers affected are: B23434, B23441, B23462, B23463, B23485, B211091, B211111, B211161, B211231 and B211341.

Under Australian law any listed medicine that contains fennel seed extract is required to include three warnings urging the groups mentioned above to avoid the product.

"A recent TGA investigation found these warnings are not included on the labels of some batches of Detox + Debloat," the TGA said in the recall.

"There is a chemical component in fennel seeds that may not be safe for pregnant or breast-feeding women and is not recommended for children under 12 years of age."

The company founded by clinical nutritionist Jessica Sepel sells vitamins targeting libido, hair, bloating, anxiety and energy. 

Its supplements and vitamin products are regularly endorsed by high-profile influencers across platforms like Instagram, including publicist Roxy Jacenko and former MAFS star Martha Kalifatidis. 

Sepel and her husband Dean Steingold have an estimated net worth of $426 million.

Customers affected by the recall can find more information here.

Ellie Dudley
Ellie DudleyLegal Affairs Correspondent

Ellie Dudley is The Australian's legal affairs correspondent covering courts, justice and changes to the legal profession. She edits The Australian's weekly legal newsletter, Ipso Facto, and won Young Journalist of the Year in 2024 at both the Kennedy Awards and the News Awards.

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