CLASS I Drug recall · Reported 25 Dec 2013 · FDA Enforcement Report

Multi-Mineral capsules, labeled recalled by Healthy Life Chemistry

Healthy Life Chemistry is recalling Multi-Mineral capsules, labeled in part as Healthy Life Chemistry, By Purity First, distributed in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York. The recall was initiated on 31 Jul 2013 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.

Check your package

Lot, batch or date codeslot number: 12-829

Quantity recalledunknown

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-374-2014
FDA event ID: 65842
Recalling firm: Healthy Life Chemistry, Deer Park, NY
Classification: Class I
Status: Terminated
Recall initiated: 31 Jul 2013
FDA classified: 18 Dec 2013
Reported: 25 Dec 2013
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Reason category: Labeling Errors

Timeline

31 Jul 2013	Recall initiated by company
18 Dec 2013	Classified by FDA	+140 days
25 Dec 2013	Published in enforcement report	+7 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: New York State Department of Health analysis of this product found it to contain undeclared steroid-like substances making it an unapproved new drug.

Product as listed by the FDA

Multi-Mineral capsules, 200-count bottles, labeled in part as Healthy Life Chemistry, By Purity First, Manufactured for: Purity First Health Products, Inc. Healthy Life Chemistry 51 Florida Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735; 1-800-696-7017

Where it was distributed

Approximately 30% of all finished products were sold to customers in interstate to include but may not be limited to NY, NJ & CT via UPS. Products are promoted and sold directly to customers at Healthy Life Chemistry's retail store at 13A Lucon Drive in Deer Park, NY, on the company website (www.purityfirst.com), and are available at the health food store, Total Health, located at 120 Rte 110, Farmingdale, NY (www.totaldiscountvitamins.com).

Connecticut New Jersey New York

Stores named: Online Retailers

Questions about this recall

Is Multi-Mineral capsules, labeled in part as Healthy Life Chemistry, By Purity First recalled?

Yes. Healthy Life Chemistry recalled Multi-Mineral capsules, labeled in part as Healthy Life Chemistry, By Purity First on 31 Jul 2013. The recall is Class I and its status is Terminated. Recall number D-374-2014.

Why was it recalled?

Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: New York State Department of Health analysis of this product found it to contain undeclared steroid-like substances making it an unapproved new drug.

Which lots are affected?

lot number: 12-829

Where was it sold?

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 21 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

More recalls from Healthy Life Chemistry

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Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
25 Dec 2013Drug	CLASS I	B-, labeled in part as Healthy Life Chemistry, By Purity First recalled	Healthy Life Chemistry	Labeling Errors	CT, NJ, NY