Food Recall Check
Class I · High risk Terminated Initiated Oct 6, 2015 (11 years ago)

American Pure Whey recall

Recalled by American Pure Whey · New Bern, NC, United States

Class I — High risk. Reasonable probability of serious harm or death.

Why it was recalled

Undeclared Allergens; Soy and Milk.

Undeclared allergens: Milk Soy

For someone with a food allergy the label is the only protection. An undeclared allergen can trigger a severe reaction even in a trace amount, which is why most of these recalls are Class I. All undeclared allergens recalls.

What was recalled

American Pure Whey, Whey Protein Isolate (Vanilla flavor), 2 lb. and 5 lb. containers, Manufactured by American Pure Whey, Vanceboro, NC.

Quantity: N/A

Lot codes, dates and UPCs

A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.

Lot number: 29026, UPC Code 78333109591

Where it was sold

Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Florida Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts Maryland Michigan Missouri North Carolina Nebraska Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Tennessee Utah Vermont Washington Wisconsin Wyoming

FDA's distribution note: AE, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, IL, IN, KY, KS, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NE, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, UT, VT, WA, WI and WY.

Do not eat it. Class I means FDA judged there is a reasonable probability of serious illness or death. If the brand, size and lot or date code on your package match, throw the product away or return it to the store for a refund, and clean any surface or container it touched. If anyone has eaten it and feels unwell, contact a doctor and mention the recall. The risk from an undeclared allergen is to people allergic to milk, soy; for anyone else the product is generally not a safety concern. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.

Recalling firm
American Pure Whey
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall initiated
Oct 6, 2015
In FDA report of
Nov 4, 2015
Terminated
Jan 24, 2017
FDA recall number
F-0122-2016 · event 72371
Official record
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Also recalled with it (5 more products)

FDA files each product of one recall action separately; these share the same FDA event.