Iowa One Of States Affected By Massive Gatorade Recall
You may need to check your Gatorade label.
Whether Gatorade is your workout drink of choice or if it's your hangover buddy, check the label on it if you live in Iowa or Illinois.
According to the FDA, multiple lots and flavors of Gatorade are being recalled after missing a fundamental ingredient listed on their labels. In total, the FDA says the Sept. 25th recall includes 122,021 cases of 28-ounce Gatorade bottles. It's not across all states, but it does include Iowa.
The Flavors Impacted
The recalled flavors are: Gatorade Lemon Lime, Gatorade Lemon Lime Zero, Gatorade Orange, and Gatorade Orange Zero.
The Lot Numbers To Find On The Labels
- Lot 091026 DL - JUN 07 27
- Lot 091126 DL - JUN 08 27
- Lot 072226 DT - APR 18 27
- Lot 072426 TL - APR 20 27
- Lot 073126 TL - APR 27 27
- Lot 072926 TL - APR 25 27
- Lot 073026 TL - APR 25 27
- Lot 081026 TL - MAY 07 27
- Lot 082126 OA - APR 18 27
- Lot 080126 DL - APR 28 27
- Lot 082026 DL - MAY 17 27
- Lot 083126 DT - JUN 07 27
- Lot 082526 KM - MAY 22 27
- Lot 090426 KM - JUN 01 27
- Lot 072726 TL - APR 23 27
Reason For The Recall
The FDA says that the drinks contained undeclared Yellow No. 6 and/or Yellow No. 5. Both additives are approved by the FDA but they have to be listed on the labels.
The FDA considers it a 'Class 2' recall, which is the second-highest level on it's 3 recall categories. The 'Class 2' level means "exposure to the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health effects" but the risk of serious health problems is low.
A few Midwest states were hit with the recall. You can see the list of states impacted by the Gatorade recall on the FDA's recall notice.
