Drug recall: B-50 capsules, 100-count bottles, labeled in part as Healthy Life Chemistry, By Purity First, Manufactured for: Purity F
Healthy Life Chemistry Inc dba Purity First (Deer Park, NY) initiated this drug recall on 31 Jul 2013; FDA lists 2 product records under event 65842, classified Class I.
FDA defines Class I as a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. 18% of the 370 drug enforcement events initiated in 2013 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 11 May 2015. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. This is the only enforcement event on this register for Healthy Life Chemistry Inc dba Purity First.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Healthy Life Chemistry Inc dba Purity First, Deer Park, NY.
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."
Distribution
"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…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-373-2014 | B-50 capsules, 100-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 | unknown | Class I | Terminated | 25 Dec 2013 |
| D-374-2014 | 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 | unknown | Class I | Terminated | 25 Dec 2013 |
Context
Questions and answers
Why was this drug recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "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."
What does Class I mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "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…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 11 May 2015. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA drug enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.