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Product recall Published Updated once · 12 July 2023 FSA-PRIN-19-2023

Update 1: Sci-Mx Nutrition recalls Sci-Mx Nutrition Ultra Muscle Strawberry Flavour because of high levels of caffeine

This recall applies to everyone who bought the product

The FSA has said the product may be unsafe to eat. Check the details below against your pack.

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Sci-Mx Nutrition Ultra Muscle Strawberry Flavour

Pack size: 1.5kg bags

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Batch code
W110429, W110430, W110431
Best before
March 2025

The latest affected best-before date was March 2025, which has passed. Recalled products can still be in cupboards and freezers, so check any you have at home.

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. If you have bought the above product, please do not consume it. Instead, contact Sci-Mx customer careline at [email protected] and they will arrange a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

High levels of caffeine in the product.

Too much caffeine can produce anxiety, sleeplessness, agitation, palpitations, diarrhoea and restlessness. Individuals with a mental health condition caffeine can experience worsened psychosis and result in the need for higher amounts of medication. Caffeine can reduce how well your antipsychotic medications work.

Children, or other people sensitive to caffeine, should only consume caffeine in moderation. Pregnant and breast-feeding women are advised not to have more than 200mg of caffeine over the course of a day.

High levels of caffeine in the product listed above. Some of these products were found to contain levels of caffeine at levels that could be fatal.

Too much caffeine can produce anxiety, sleeplessness, agitation, palpitations, diarrhoea and restlessness. Individuals with a mental health condition can experience worsened psychosis and result in the need for higher amounts of medication. Caffeine can reduce how well your antipsychotic medications work.

Details from the notice

Sci-Mx Nutrition is extending their recall of Sci-Mx Nutrition Ultra Muscle Strawberry Flavour sold at Home Bargains because high levels of caffeine have been found in the product. This makes the product unsafe to consume. Some of these products were found to contain levels of caffeine at levels that could be fatal.

This update includes details of additional batch codes affected and it replaces the earlier alert.

A Product Recall Information Notice tells the public about food that is unsafe and is being removed from sale.

What the business is doing

Sci-Mx Nutrition is recalling the above product. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-PRIN-19-2023
    Original alert: Home Bargains recalls Sci-Mx Nutrition Ultra Muscle Strawberry Flavour because of high levels of caffeine
  2. · FSA-PRIN-19-2023-update-1
    Update 1: Update 1: Sci-Mx Nutrition recalls Sci-Mx Nutrition Ultra Muscle Strawberry Flavour because of high levels of caffeine
    • New batch or date details: batch W110429, W110430, W110431

How this recall compares

  • There was no other recall involving Home Bargains in the 12 months before this one. All Home Bargains recalls
  • Chemical risk has caused 44 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in dairy and cheese, followed by ready meals, sandwiches and salads. All chemical risk recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.