FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-1456-2014

Product

Glucosamine, Chondroitin, MSM Plus, dietary supplement, 60 capsules per bottle. They are sold under brand Enzyme Research Products or Empower Life Vital Joints brand.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
LOT# 1125804, EXP 09/14 (means September 2014); LOT# 1214301, EXP 05/15 (means May 2015); LOT# 1308601; EXP 03/16 (means March 2016);
Quantity
3127 bottles

Why it was recalled

Dietary supplement products are recalled because they were made from ingredient that was contaminated with Chloramphenicol.

Recalling firm

Firm
Health Wright Products Inc
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
12482 SE Capps Rd, Clackamas, Oregon 97015-9093

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Distributed to California, Florida, Oregon, Utah, and Mexico

Timeline

Recall initiated
2013-10-25
FDA classified
2014-01-30
Posted by FDA
2014-02-05
Terminated
2015-03-02
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1456-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.