secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     biote Corp. (BTMD)
CIK:        0001819253
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-022818
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Biote subsidiary recalls hormone pellets due to metal particulate; expects $1.3M Q4 charge
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- Asteria Health voluntarily recalled specific lots of hormone pellets shipped May 20, 2025–Jan 19, 2026 due to potential metal particulate.
- Expects ~$1.3M one-time charge in Q4 2025 cost of products for write-off of impacted inventory.
- Additional recall costs in 2026 estimated at ~$1.0M; recall conducted with FDA knowledge.
- Company states recall does not materially impact ability to supply practitioners or service patients.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819253/000119312526022818/0001193125-26-022818-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819253/000119312526022818/d39808d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-022818

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