Metagenics, Inc.: Food Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: F-0138-2014)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2013.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Spectrazyme, 180 count, 60 count, 12 bottles/case, 20000 tablets/box, 14000 capsules/pail.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: October 11, 2013

Date Posted: November 20, 2013

Recall Number: F-0138-2014

Event ID: 66511

Reason for Recall:

Metagenics is recalling Spectrazyme because their raw material supplier informed them that enzymes in the blend may contain the antibiotic chloramphenicol.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 1,171,300 units

Code Information:

Lot Code: 0413083 0513007 0513008

Distribution Pattern:

Nationwide in US and worldwide to Japan, Taiwan, Belgium, and Canada

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated