Recalls / Class III
Class IIIF-0980-2013
Product
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
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- 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)
Why it was recalled
Acetobacter lovaniensis was detected in a sample of the product tested by a private laboratory. This is an issue of commercial spoilage.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- NBTY Inc.
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 90 Orville Dr, N/A, Bohemia, New York 11716-2521
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide and Puerto Rico
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2012-12-21
- FDA classified
- 2013-02-05
- Posted by FDA
- 2013-02-13
- Terminated
- 2016-05-18
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0980-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.