The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-0893-2020·Announced 2020-04-01

Alkamind Creamy Chocolate Protein Recalled for Unapproved Herbicide

Organic By Nature, Inc. is recalling Alkamind Creamy Chocolate Organic Daily Protein due to the presence of unapproved herbicide Haloxyfop in the flaxseed powder ingredient.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class III

Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class III, which typically corresponds to a low to moderate risk. The hazard involves an unapproved herbicide, but no illnesses or injuries are reported, and the agency classification suggests the risk is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences.

Plain-English summary

Organic By Nature, Inc. is recalling Alkamind Creamy Chocolate Organic Daily Protein, a 450g plastic bottle product distributed by Alkamind LLC. The recall was initiated after the firm was notified by a supplier that the Organic Ground Flaxseed powder used in the product was under recall by its manufacturer due to contamination with the unapproved herbicide Haloxyfop.

The affected product is identified by lot numbers 72695, 72696, and 72697. The product was distributed nationwide in the United States, as well as in Canada and the Netherlands.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their lot numbers and stop using the product if it matches the recalled lots. The FDA has classified this recall as Class III, indicating that there is a remote probability that adverse health consequences would be serious or permanent.

The recalled product

Product
Alkamind Creamy Chocolate Organic Daily Protein; 450g Plastic Bottle; Finished Product Item # FAMCDP450G; 3 core alkaline proteins Distributed by Alkamind LLC, New York, NY 10028
Manufacturer
Organic By Nature, Inc.
Category
Food — Protein Powder
Hazard

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (3)

  • lot 72695
  • 72696
  • 72697

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 14 recalled by Organic By Nature, Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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