The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1501-2013·Announced 2013-06-12

Sprouts Farmers Market Whey Protein Chocolate Recalled for Undeclared Milk Allergen

Chemi-Source Inc is recalling Sprouts Farmers Market Whey Protein Chocolate because the whey ingredient was not listed as milk, a major allergen.

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

Plain-English summary

Chemi-Source Inc is voluntarily recalling Sprouts Farmers Market Whey Protein Chocolate in 1-pound and 2-pound sizes. The recall is due to a labeling error where the whey ingredient was not identified as milk, a common allergen.

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

Consumers should check their pantries for the specific UPC codes 6-46670 68120-2 (1 lb) and 6-46670 68126-4 (2 lb). If found, they should stop consuming the product and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm.

The recalled product

Product
Sprouts Farmers Market Whey Protein Chocolate: 1 lbs, 2 lbs : Whey Protein/Isolate, Soy Lecithin UPC 6-46670 68120-2 (1 lbs) UPC 6-46670 68126-4 (2 lbs)

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 →