July 06, 2009 – On July 5, 2009, FDA alerted consumers that Protica Inc. of Whitehall, PA, had undertaken a voluntary recall of its liquid protein dietary supplements and high energy products marketed under the IDS Sports’ New Whey™ and iSatori’s Hardcore Energize Bullet™ brands, respectively. This recall is limited to specific lots of the two branded products.The FDA notice of July 5... [more]

This time it isn’t a foodborne pathogen like E. coli or Salmonella, or even an undeclared allergen or package mislabeling that’s the reason for the recall of Hardcore Energize Bullet or New Whey liquid products. This recall alert is for suspected tampering, due to the discovery of a utility knife blade—yes, a blade—in one test-tube-like vial each of these products. Here’s... [more]