Empirical Labs Superfuel Recalled for Potential Chloramphenicol Contamination
Empirical Labs is recalling specific lots of Building Health Superfuel dietary supplements due to potential adulteration with 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 classified this as an FDA Class II recall. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 (Severe).
Plain-English summary
Empirical Labs is recalling certain lots of its Building Health Superfuel dietary supplements. The recall is being conducted due to the potential for the product to be adulterated with chloramphenicol.
The affected product consists of 240-capsule bottles of the supplement. The specific lot number involved in this recall is 3072303. A total of 61 units of this product were distributed.
The product was distributed to Idaho, Minnesota, and South Carolina, as well as to Sweden. There were no military, government, or VA consignees. Consumers should stop using the affected product and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm.
The recalled product
- Product
- Empirical Labs Building Health Superfuel; 240 Capsules Dietary Supplement
- Manufacturer
- Empirical Laboratories, Incorporated
- Category
- Food — Dietary Supplement
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 61
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)
- Lots: 3072303
Distribution
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.
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