The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0356-2016·Announced 2015-11-25

Downing Labs Recalls Chromium Injectable Due to Sterility Assurance Concerns

Downing Labs, LLC is recalling all lots of Chromium Injectable, 200mg/mL, 30mL vials because the product lacks assurance of sterility.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a lack of sterility assurance for an injectable product, which poses a significant risk of infection or serious injury, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Downing Labs, LLC is recalling all lots of Chromium Injectable, 200mg/mL, 30mL vials. The recall was initiated because the product lacks assurance of sterility. The affected product is a prescription-only injectable manufactured by Downing Labs, LLC, located in Dallas, Texas.

The recall covers 30 vials per unit. The product was distributed nationwide in the United States and internationally to Australia, Brazil, the Bahamas, Switzerland, France, Colombia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, and Taiwan.

Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled product and contact their healthcare provider or the recalling firm for further instructions. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating that use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Chromium Injectable, 200mg/mL, 30mL vial, Rx only, Downing Labs, LLC 4001 McEwen Rd, Suite 110, Dallas TX, 754244, 1-800-914-7435
Manufacturer
Downing Labs, LLC
Affected units
30

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • All lots

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 48 recalled by Downing Labs, LLC under a single FDA (Drugs) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 48 products in this recall →