National Enzyme Recalls Dietary Supplements Due to Potential Chloramphenicol Contamination
National Enzyme Co is recalling specific dietary supplements because they may contain chloramphenicol levels exceeding 0.3 ppb.
What this means for you
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this as a Class II recall, and the source text does not report any illnesses, injuries, or fatalities, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity score.
Plain-English summary
National Enzyme Co is voluntarily recalling specific dietary supplements, including Kirk Enz-Comp-W-TG UNL and UNL2, due to the presence of a raw material that may contain more than 0.3 parts per billion (ppb) of chloramphenicol. The affected products are packaged in unlabeled 90-capsule and 180-capsule bottles.
The recall involves 16,444 bottles distributed nationwide in 27 states and exported to Canada, China, Malaysia, Norway, Slovakia, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. The specific lot numbers affected are 52939039, 52939040, 52939042, 52939043, 53852011, 53852012, 53852013, 53852015, and 53852016.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their lot numbers against the list provided by the FDA and stop using the supplements if they match. The FDA has classified this as a Class II recall, indicating a reasonable probability that use of the product could cause temporary or medically reversible health consequences.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dietary Supplements packaged in the following configurations: (1) 7263 Kirk Enz-Comp-W-TG UNL, packaged in unlabeled, 90-capsule bottles (SKU 52939); (2) 7263 Kirk Enz-Comp-W-TG UNL2, packaged in unlabeled 180-capsule bottles (SKU 53852);
- Manufacturer
- National Enzyme Co
- Category
- Food — Dietary Supplements
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 16,444
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 (9)
- Lot #'s: 52939039
- 52939040
- 52939042
- 52939043
- 53852011
- 53852012
- 53852013
- 53852015
- and 53852016
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 81 recalled by National Enzyme Co 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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