The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1497-2013·Announced 2013-06-12

Flax-N-Whey Protein Recall for Undeclared Milk Allergen

Chemi-Source Inc. is recalling Flax-N-Whey products because the whey ingredient contains milk, a major allergen, that is not listed on the label.

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 for milk, a common allergen, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Chemi-Source Inc. is recalling Flax-N-Whey and Flax-N-Whey Vanilla Nut, 1.99 lbs, whey protein/isolate products. The recall is due to the whey ingredient containing milk, which is a major allergen, but this is not listed on the product label.

Consumers with an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk are at risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. The affected products have expiration dates between January 2013 and March 2016.

Consumers with a milk allergy or sensitivity should not consume the recalled products. The source text does not specify further consumer actions such as return instructions or refund details.

The recalled product

Product
Flax-N-Whey and Flax-N-Whey Vanilla Nut 1.99 lbs: Whey Protein/Isolate Contains: Soy, Dairy, Flaxseed UPC 6-09492 72064-1
Affected units
4,072

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 →