The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1495-2013·Announced 2013-06-12

Metabolic Whey Protein Recalled for Undeclared Milk and Soy Allergens

Chemi-Source Inc. is recalling Metabolic Whey protein products because milk and soy allergens were not properly labeled. Consumers with allergies to these ingredients should stop using the product.

What this means for you

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 common allergens (milk and soy), which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Chemi-Source Inc. is recalling Metabolic Whey protein products in 5-pound and 10-pound sizes, including Vanilla and French Vanilla varieties. The recall is due to labeling errors where the whey ingredient was not listed as milk, a major allergen, and soy lecithin was listed only as "lecithin" without specifying soy.

The affected products are distributed nationwide and have expiration dates between January 2013 and March 2016. The specific UPC codes are 6-09492 72051-1 for Vanilla and 6-09492 72054-2 for French Vanilla.

Consumers with an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk or soy are at risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. Individuals with these allergies should stop using the product immediately and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Metabolic Whey - Vanilla¿5 LBS French Vanilla 10lbs: Whey Protein/Isolate, Soy Lecithin UPC 6-09492 72051-1 (VANILLA) UPC 6-09492 72054-2 (FRENCH VANILLA)

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 →