The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1457-2014·Announced 2014-02-05

Health Wright Recalls Zinc Plus Supplements Contaminated with Chloramphenicol

Health Wright Products Inc is recalling Zinc Plus dietary supplements because they were made from an ingredient contaminated with Chloramphenicol.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class II. According to the rubric, FDA Class II recalls are classified as Severe (Score 4), particularly when involving significant contamination hazards like Chloramphenicol, even without reported hospitalizations in the provided text.

Plain-English summary

Health Wright Products Inc is recalling 1,914 bottles of Zinc Plus, Mineral/Enzyme supplement, 90 vegetable capsules per bottle. The product is sold under the brand Enzyme Research Products. The recall is being conducted because the dietary supplements were made from an ingredient that was contaminated with Chloramphenicol.

The affected products include two specific lots: LOT# 1228603 with an expiration date of 10/15 (October 2015) and LOT# 1134004 with an expiration date of 12/14 (December 2014). These products were distributed to California, Florida, Oregon, Utah, and Mexico.

Consumers who have these products should stop using them and contact Health Wright Products Inc for further instructions or a refund. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
Zinc Plus, Mineral/Enzyme supplement, 90 vegetable capsules per bottle. They are sold under brand Enzyme Research Products.
Affected units
1,914

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)

  • LOT# 1228603
  • EXP 10/15 (means October 2015)
  • LOT# 1134004
  • EXP 12/14 (means December 2014)

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 9 recalled by Health Wright Products 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.

See all 9 products in this recall →