Nature's Way Multivitamin Recalled for Potential Chloramphenicol Contamination
Schwabe North America is voluntarily recalling Nature's Way Alive Whole Food Energizer Multivitamin capsules because raw material enzymes may contain the antibiotic 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. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 (Severe), particularly when involving significant potential hazards like antibiotic contamination, even without explicit hospitalization reports in the provided text.
Plain-English summary
Schwabe North America, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Nature's Way Alive Whole Food Energizer Multivitamin 90 Vcaps (UPC 33674150900, Code 20009817). The recall was initiated after the raw material supplier informed the company that enzymes in the blend provided may contain the antibiotic chloramphenicol.
The affected product consists of 1,500 units. Distribution included multiple U.S. states and territories, as well as South Korea, Ghana, Romania, and Singapore. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II.
Consumers with this product should stop using it and follow instructions from the recalling firm or the FDA regarding disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Nature's Way,UPC 33674150900, Alive Whole Food Energizer MultiVitamin 90 Vcaps, 20009817
- Manufacturer
- Schwabe North America, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Dietary Supplement
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,500
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)
- 20009817
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 13 recalled by Schwabe North America, 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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