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FDA Food recall F-1402-2016

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

On 2016-06-01 the FDA classified a Class III recall of Zinc Oxide Powder (API) used in the manufacturing of dietary supplements by Zochem, citing 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 investigatio….

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AgencyFDA Food
Recall numberF-1402-2016
ClassificationClass III
Statusterminated
Initiated2016-03-11
Published2016-06-01
Last updated2026-09-13 11:49 UTC
CompanyZochem
DistributionCT

Product

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

Reason

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

Identifiers

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Lot # 700785; expiration date: 07/19/2017 (manufactured 07/20/15) - US Lot #700804; expiration date: 07/28/2017 (manuf…Lot # 700785; expiration date: 07/19/2017 (manufactured 07/20/15) - US Lot #700804; expiration date: 07/28/2017 (manufactured 07/29/15) - US Lot# 700792; expiration date: 07/22/2017 (manufactured 07/23/15) - Canada

Status history

No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:49 UTC. Current status: terminated.

Source

Official record: https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1402-2016%22

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