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

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0981-2013) was formally reported on February 13, 2013, with the manufacturer initiating the action on December 21, 2012. It is classified under Low severity (Class III), with a current status of Terminated. NBTY Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Bohemia, NY. Federal records indicate 61,866 vials (sold in cartons of 6) units are affected, a scale large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking.

The documented reason for this recall is: Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus brevis were detected in a sample of the product tested by a private laboratory. This is an issue of commercial spoilage. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Nationwide and Puerto Rico. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 13 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.