Lyons Ready Care 2.0 Chocolate Drink Recalled for Potential Bacterial Contamination
Lyons Magnus recalls Lyons Ready Care 2.0 Chocolate Nutritional Drink nationwide due to potential contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii and Clostridium botulinum. Affected units have lot codes 8212 and 9302.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: This recall received an FDA Class I classification, indicating the highest level of health hazard risk. Although no illnesses have been reported in the source, the potential for contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii and Clostridium botulinum justifies the Critical classification.
Plain-English summary
Lyons Magnus, Inc. is recalling Lyons Ready Care 2.0 Chocolate High Calorie, High Protein, Nutritional Drink (32 FL OZ / 946 mL) due to potential contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii and Clostridium botulinum.
The affected products have lot codes 8212 (Best By Date 02/02/2023) and 9302 (Best By Date 11/05/2022). Individual unit UPC 0 45796-10050 3 (Item 10050) and 12-count case UPC 10045796100500 are affected. The recall is nationwide in scope.
Cronobacter sakazakii and Clostridium botulinum are bacteria that can cause serious illness. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The FDA classified this as a Class I recall. The manufacturer is Lyons Magnus, Inc., located in Fresno, California. The product requires refrigeration after opening.
The recalled product
- Product
- Lyons Ready Care 2.0 Chocolate High Calorie, High Protein, Nutritional Drink. 32 FL OZ (1 QT) 946mL UPC 0 45796-10050 3 Item 10050. 12 count case UPC 10045796100500. Refrigerate after opening. Lyons Magnus, Fresno, CA 93702.
- Manufacturer
- Lyons Magnus, Inc
- Affected units
- 53,818,025
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 77 recalled by Lyons Magnus, 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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