Recalls / Class II
Class IIF-1290-2014
Product
L-Carnitine, labeled in part as "Healthy Life Chemistry" By Purity First, Est. 1991, packaged in white bottles (90 capsules per bottle) with black font with a Ying & Yang symbol, Manufactured for: Purity First Health Products, Inc. Healthy Life Chemistry 51 Florida Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735 1-800-696-7017.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- All lots within expiry and distributed prior to August 2013
- Quantity
- unknown
Why it was recalled
The dietary supplements have the potential to be contaminated with undeclared steroids, pharmaceutical ingredients and/or chemical additives due to lack of GMPs.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Mira Health Products Ltd.
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 65 E Carmans Rd, Farmingdale, New York 11735-3834
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- GA, FL, NC, possibly NJ and New Zealand
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2013-09-04
- FDA classified
- 2013-12-27
- Posted by FDA
- 2014-01-08
- Terminated
- 2014-11-26
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1290-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.