Digestaze dietary supplement recalled due to Chloramphenicol contamination
Health Wright Products Inc is recalling Digestaze dietary supplements because they were made from an ingredient 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 agency classification is FDA Class II, which corresponds to a Severe severity score per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Health Wright Products Inc is recalling 1,137 bottles of Digestaze dietary supplements, sold under the brand DESBIO. The product consists of 90 vegetable capsules per bottle. The recall was initiated because the supplements were made from an ingredient that was contaminated with Chloramphenicol.
The affected product is identified by LOT# 1215904 and has an expiration date of 06/14 (June 2014). The products were distributed to California, Florida, Oregon, Utah, and Mexico.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Digestaze, dietary supplement, 90 vegetable capsules per bottle. They are sold under brand DESBIO
- Manufacturer
- Health Wright Products Inc
- Category
- Food — Dietary Supplement
- Affected units
- 1,137
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)
- LOT# 1215904
- EXP 06/14 (means June 2014).
Distribution
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.
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