Reported Jun 1, 2016 · Terminated

Zinc Oxide Powder (API) used in the manufacturing of dietary supplements .

Zochem Inc.

Low riskThis product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Zochem Inc. · 1 Tilbury Crt · Brampton, N/A · N/A

Is this the product you have?

  • Zinc Oxide Powder (API) used in the manufacturing of dietary supplements .
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot # 700785
  • expiration date07/19/2017 (manufactured 07/20/15) - US Lot #700804
  • expiration date07/28/2017 (manufactured 07/29/15) - US Lot# 700792
  • expiration date07/22/2017 (manufactured 07/23/15) - Canada
Amount recalled
(Lot # 700785 & 700804) of 19200 lbs each (total 38400 lbs) , lot (LOT#700792) of 450 kg was made and distributed

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

ZoChem Inc. received a complaint from a customer who noticed black specs of contamination in one specific lot (#700792) of product (zinc oxide) that they received, an investigation by ZoChem Inc. was launched . The retained sample representing this lot was analyzed and the contaminant was determined to be iron. The issue is potentially present in two other lots (#700785 & 700804) produced

This product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA food enforcement) notice

Notice updated Nov 3, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:18 PM UTC

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