The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1490-2013·Announced 2013-06-12

Chemi-Source Low Carb Protein Recalled for Undeclared Milk Allergen

Chemi-Source Inc is recalling Low Carb Protein - French Vanilla because the whey and casein ingredients are not listed as milk, a major allergen.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (milk), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Chemi-Source Inc, Nutra Pak is recalling Low Carb Protein - French Vanilla (1.78 LBS) due to a labeling error. The product contains whey protein/isolate and casein/caseinate, which are derived from milk, but the milk allergen is not listed on the label.

The recall is issued because consumers with a milk allergy or severe sensitivity are at risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the product. The affected products have expiration dates between January 2013 and March 2016 and were distributed nationwide.

Consumers with a milk allergy or sensitivity should not consume the product. The source text does not specify a return location or refund policy, so consumers should contact the manufacturer or retailer for instructions on how to return the product.

The recalled product

Product
Low Carb Protein- French Vanilla¿1.78 LBS: Whey Protein/Isolate, Soy Lecithin, Casein/Caseinate UPC 6-09492 72016-0

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 (1)

  • expiration date between Jan 2013 and March 2016.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 26 recalled by Chemi- Source Inc, Nutra Pak 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.

See all 26 products in this recall →

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