Food recall

NBTY Inc. recall: MET-Rx EXTREME THERMO RAGE WATERMELON DIETARY SUPPLEMENT

NBTY Inc., of Bohemia, NY, recalled MET-Rx EXTREME THERMO RAGE WATERMELON DIETARY SUPPLEMENT and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Acetobacter lovaniensis was detected in a sample of the product tested by a private laboratory. This is an issue of commercial spoilage.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on December 21, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of February 13, 2013. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed May 18, 2016

The recall

Company
NBTY Inc. (Bohemia, NY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Acetobacter lovaniensis was detected in a sample of the product tested by a private laboratory. This is an issue of commercial spoilage.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide and Puerto Rico
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
64157

The 2 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0980-2013 Class III

    MET-Rx EXTREME THERMO RAGE WATERMELON DIETARY SUPPLEMENT, 8 FL. OZ. (240 mL) , Product Number 50390 (Bulk number 50389), UPC 7 86560 50389 1, Label Revision 00B --- Manufactured in the USA by MET-RX Nutrition, Inc. Boca Raton, FL 33487

    Codes: Lot # 430855, Expiration Date 12/21/12; Lot # 430856, Expiration Date 12/29/12

    Quantity: 40,668 bottles (shipped and sold in cases of 12)

  • F-0981-2013 Class III

    PURE PROTEIN PROTEIN SHOT 25g PROTEIN, GRAPE Flavor PROTEIN DRINK 2.9 fl. oz. (86 mL), Product Number 50451, Bulk Number 36753 (Vial), UPC 7 49826 50451 3 (Vial), and Product Number 50452, Bulk Number 36753 (Carton of 6), UPC 7 49826 50452 0 (Carton). --- Carefully Manufactured by Worldwide Sport Nutritional Supplements, Inc. Bayport, NY 11705

    Codes: Lot # 406844, Expiration Date 04/03/2013; Lot # 439941, Expiration Date 07/26/2013; Lot # 445206, Expiration Date 10/31/2013; Lot # 456438, Expiration Date 11/30/2013

    Quantity: 61,866 vials (sold in cartons of 6)

Get new charts weekly

One email a week with the newest charts and their key numbers. No account needed.

Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of February 13, 2013.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.