The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0097-2014·Announced 2013-11-13

American Laboratories Recalls Enzyme Blend Powder Due to Chloramphenicol Contamination

American Laboratories Inc is recalling specific lots of enzyme blend powder due to potential contamination with Chloramphenicol.

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, which corresponds to a Severe severity score under the rubric.

Plain-English summary

American Laboratories Inc is recalling specific lots of EB 020812-01, a powder enzyme blend packaged in 5 kg double poly bags inside fiber boxes. The recall involves four 5 kg boxes of Product 77C.

The products are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Chloramphenicol. The affected lots are ALI13200-08, ALI13140-02, ALI13071-02, and ALI13008-02. Distribution was made to Iowa, Utah, Nevada, Nebraska, and California.

Consumers who have purchased these specific lots should stop using the product and contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
EB 020812-01, powder, enzyme blend, packaged in 5 kg double poly bags inside fiber box. Product 77C

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 (6)

  • Lot # ALI13200-08
  • re-evaluation date 1/19/2015
  • Lot # ALI13140-02
  • re-evaluation date 11/20/2014
  • Lot # ALI13071-02
  • re-evaluation date 9/12/2014 and Lot # ALI13008-02

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 →