The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0147-2014·Announced 2013-11-20

Empirical Labs Recalls Vive Shake Up Your Health Chocolate Dietary Supplements

Empirical Labs is recalling specific lots of Vive Shake Up Your Health Chocolate dietary supplements due to potential adulteration with chloramphenicol.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a high-risk pathogen/adulterant (chloramphenicol) without reported illness, which aligns with the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Empirical Laboratories, Incorporated is recalling certain lots of Vive Shake Up Your Health Chocolate dietary supplements. The product is made for and distributed by renewal wellness. The recall is being conducted due to the potential for adulteration with chloramphenicol.

The affected product consists of 519 units. The specific lots involved are 3090510 and 3081910. The product was distributed to Idaho, Minnesota, and South Carolina, as well as to Sweden. There are no military, government, or VA consignees.

Consumers who have purchased these specific lots of the dietary supplement should stop using the product and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Vive Shake Up Your Health Chocolate; Made for and distributed by renewal wellness.
Affected units
519

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 (2)

  • Lots: 3090510
  • 3081910

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 13 recalled by Empirical Laboratories, Incorporated 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 13 products in this recall →