WASHINGTON — More than 122,000 cases of Gatorade were voluntarily recalled in Washington and 36 other states due to undeclared food dyes in the drinks.
The impacted sports drinks include Gatorade’s 28-ounce bottles of Lemon Lime, Lemon Lime Zero, Orange, and Orange Zero flavors, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced.
The recall affects the following lots of Gatorade:
- 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
The 122,021 cases of Gatorade were recalled because of undeclared Yellow No. 6 and/or Yellow No. 5 dyes in the drinks.
The recall was initiated on Sept. 25, and the FDA classified it as a Class II recall on Friday. A Class II recall designation means the exposure to, or consumption of, a product could “cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
Side effects from the dyes may include a mild rash or allergic-type asthma, though these are rare, according to the FDA.
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