Pacific Nutritionals Recalls Superior Digestion Dietary Supplement Due to Contamination
Pacific Nutritionals is recalling Superior Digestion dietary supplements contaminated with Chloramphenicol. The products were distributed in Florida and Canada.
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. According to the rubric, FDA Class II recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 (Severe), particularly when involving significant contaminants like Chloramphenicol.
Plain-English summary
Pacific Nutritionals is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Superior Digestion dietary supplements. The recall is being conducted because the products were made from ingredients contaminated with Chloramphenicol.
The affected products include 60-count bottles sold under the Purelife Naturals brand and bulk cases of capsules. The specific lot numbers for the 60-count bottles are 57518, 58183, 58185, and 58969. The lot number for the bulk capsules is 58066. The total quantity recalled is 1,632 bottles and 33,000 bulk capsules.
These products were distributed to Florida and Canada. Consumers who have these products should stop using them and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- -Superior Digestion, 60 capsules per bottle, is dietary supplement and sold under Purelife Naturals brand. The UPC Code 6 31257 17509 0. -Superior Digestion, Dietary Supplement, Bulk Case, NO UPC. The retail 60 count bottle is labeled in parts: "***Superior…
- Manufacturer
- Pacific Nutritionals
- Category
- Food — Dietary Supplement
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 (4)
- -Superior Digestion 60 counts bottle Lot numbers: 57518
- 58183
- 58185
- and 58969. -Superior Digestion Bulk Lot number: 58066.
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Pacific Nutritionals 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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