Lifeforce Medical Institute Ultra Power Dietary Supplement Recalled for Contamination
ProThera, Inc. is recalling Lifeforce Medical Institute Ultra Power dietary supplements because the enzyme Xylanase ingredient was found to be contaminated 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 recall is classified as FDA Class II, which corresponds to a Severe severity score under the rubric, particularly given the presence of a hazardous contaminant (chloramphenicol) in a dietary supplement.
Plain-English summary
ProThera, Inc. is recalling Lifeforce Medical Institute Ultra Power dietary supplements. The product is described as an Optimal Vitamin/Mineral, Trace Element/Anti-Oxidant Detox Support Dietary Supplement, available in 10 tablets per packet and 30 packets per 1000cc bottle. The recall involves 48,000 capsules.
The recall was initiated after the firm was notified by its supplier that the enzyme Xylanase used in the product was contaminated with chloramphenicol. The affected product code is CT-80924A, and the lot code is 361849A.
The product was distributed in the US and Canada, as well as Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, and Spain. Consumers should stop using the product and return it to the place of purchase or contact the distributor for instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Lifeforce Medical Institute Ultra Power; Optimal Vitamin/Mi neral. Trace Element/Anti-Oxidant Detox Support Dietary Supplement. 10 tablets/Packet and 30 packets/1000cc bottle. Distributed by: Mark Rosenbloom, MD LIFEFORCE Medical Institute 60 Revere Dr., Ste. 820…
- Manufacturer
- ProThera, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Dietary Supplement
- Affected units
- 48,000
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)
- 361849A
- Product code CT-80924A
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by ProThera, 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.
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