Nutri-West Recalls Total Probiotics Due to Potential Chloramphenicol Contamination
Nutri-West is voluntarily recalling Total Probiotics dietary supplements because raw materials may contain Chloramphenicol. The recall covers 13,864 bottles distributed nationwide and in England.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a potential contamination with Chloramphenicol, a high-risk pathogen/chemical, without reported illness, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Nutrition Center, Inc. dba Nutri-West is voluntarily recalling Total Probiotics, a dietary supplement. The recall was initiated after the company received notification from a supplier that the raw materials used in the product may potentially contain Chloramphenicol.
The affected product is Total Probiotics, 50 Capsules, with a serving size of 1 capsule. The recall involves 13,864 bottles. Specific lot numbers affected include 305002, 305001, 305036, 306015, 306045, 306109, 306110, 307018, 307019, 307065, 307066, 308009, 308010, 308121, 308122, and 309063 (partial). The product was distributed nationwide and in England.
Consumers should check their inventory for the specific lot numbers listed above. If they possess the affected product, they should stop using it and follow instructions from the recalling firm or the FDA regarding disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Total Probiotics, Dietary Supplement, Nutri-West, 50 Capsules, Servicing Size 1 Capsule
- Manufacturer
- Nutrition Center, Inc. dba Nutri-West
- Category
- Food — Dietary Supplement
- Affected units
- 13,864
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 (17)
- TOTAL PROBIOTICS Product # 2405
- 2405A LOT#S 305002
- 305001
- 305036
- 306015
- 306045
- 306109
- 306110
- 307018
- 307019
- 307065
- 307066
- 308009
- 308010
- 308121
- 308122
- 309063(PARTIAL)
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Nutrition Center, Inc. dba Nutri-West 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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