The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0092-2014·Announced 2013-11-13

American Laboratories Recalls Xylanase Enzyme Powder Due to Chloramphenicol Contamination

American Laboratories Inc is recalling Xylanase enzyme powder samples due to potential contamination with Chloramphenicol. The affected lots were distributed to five states.

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 agency classification is FDA Class II. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls are assigned a score of 4 (Severe), particularly when involving significant hazards like antibiotic contamination, even without explicit hospitalization reports in the provided text.

Plain-English summary

American Laboratories Inc is voluntarily recalling two sample bottles of Xylanase 70,000XU/g, powder, enzyme, 100 gm. Product 71A. The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Chloramphenicol.

The affected products include Lot ALI13206-06 with a re-evaluation date of 1/25/2015 and Lot # ALI13008-13 with a re-evaluation date of 7/8/2014. The source notes that these are sample-only items that were not tested. Distribution of these samples was made to Iowa, Utah, Nevada, Nebraska, and California.

Consumers who possess these specific sample bottles should stop using them and contact the recalling firm for further instructions. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating a situation where use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Xylanase 70,000XU/g, powder, enzyme, 100 gm. Product 71A

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 (3)

  • Lot ALI13206-06
  • re-evaluation date 1/25/2015 and Lot # ALI13008-13
  • re-evaluation date 7/8/2014 **sample only - not tested

Distribution

Distributed in 5 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 9 recalled by American Laboratories Inc under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 9 products in this recall →