CLASS I Drug recall · Reported 23 Aug 2017 · FDA Enforcement Report
GEC LX Laxoplex Dietary Supplement recalled by Genetic Edge Compounds
Genetic Edge Compounds is recalling GEC LX Laxoplex Dietary Supplement, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 5 May 2017 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
Recall details
- Recall number
- D-1092-2017
- FDA event ID
- 77208
- Recalling firm
- Genetic Edge Compounds, McKinney, TX
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 5 May 2017
- FDA classified
- 15 Aug 2017
- Reported
- 23 Aug 2017
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Press Release
- Reason category
- Labeling Errors
Timeline
| 5 May 2017 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 15 Aug 2017 | Classified by FDA | +102 days |
| 23 Aug 2017 | Published in enforcement report | +8 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: Tainted Product Marketed As a Dietary Supplement: FDA analysis found the product to tainted with undeclared anabolic steroids and steroid like substances.
Product as listed by the FDA
GEC LX Laxoplex 60 capsules Dietary Supplement, 60 count bottle, Manufactured by GEC, McKinney, TX, 75070, UPC: 700580499842
Where it was distributed
Nationwide
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: Tainted Product Marketed As a Dietary Supplement: FDA analysis found the product to tainted with undeclared anabolic steroids and steroid like substances.
Which lots are affected?
All lots.
Where was it sold?
Nationwide
What should I do if I have it?
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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