Apex Energetics Recalls Four Enzyme Supplements Due to Chloramphenicol Contamination
Apex Energetics is recalling four enzyme-based dietary supplements because they may contain trace amounts of the antibiotic chloramphenicol.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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 severity score of 4 (Severe), particularly when involving significant contaminants like antibiotics, even if specific hospitalization reports are not detailed in this snippet.
Plain-English summary
Apex Energetics is voluntarily recalling four dietary supplements: GlutenFlam, SuperDigestZyme, LGS-Zyme, and RepairVite. The recalled products are enzyme-based herbal and amino acid powders. The recall is being conducted because these supplements may contain trace amounts of the antibiotic chloramphenicol.
The contamination is linked to a raw material supplier, Specialty Enzymes Biotechnology, which is recalling its own enzyme products for the same reason. The affected units were distributed nationwide in the United States and internationally to Canada and the United Kingdom. The specific lot numbers involved are 302048, 304003, and 306007.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for further instructions. The FDA classifies this as a Class II recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of the product could cause temporary or medically reversible health consequences.
The recalled product
- Product
- RepairVite (K63), Enzyme-Based Herbal & Amino Acid Dietary Supplement Powder, Caramel Flavor, Net Wt. 0.34 lb (155g)
- Manufacturer
- Apex Energetics
- Category
- Food — Dietary Supplement
- Affected units
- 8,117
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)
- Lot# 302048 304003 306007
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Apex Energetics 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.
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