Nutrition Drinks Including Varieties of Oatly and Glucerna Are Recalled

[Omaha Steve]

Source: NY Times

The recall of nearly 90 Lyons Magnus products over concern for microbial contamination came after “continued collaboration and consultation” with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

By Vimal Patel

Lyons Magnus, a nutritional drinks company, expanded a voluntary recall of some varieties of popular products including the oat drink Oatly, Optimum Nutrition protein powder and Glucerna shakes, because of the potential for microbial contamination, the company and federal authorities said this week.

The company said in a statement on July 28 that no illnesses or complaints related to recalled products had been reported. A company statement on Wednesday announcing that more products had been recalled did not say whether anyone had been sickened, and a spokeswoman declined to comment beyond the news releases.

The Food and Drug Administration posted a listed of 89 products, along with lot and case numbers involved in the recall, which came after “continued collaboration and consultation” with the agency, the company said in its statement. Some of the recalled products were distributed nationally, the company said.

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Oatly Oat Milk Barista Edition is among the varieties of Lyons Magnus products that are part of a voluntary recall. Credit...Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/business/lyons-magnus-oatly-protein-powder-recall.html

[IronLionZion]

1. I have Planet Oat at home but normally get Oatly.

As an urban liberal, I prefer Oatly so I hope they get this issue sorted out.

For DUers who don't know, oat milk foams up better for lattes than the other plant based milks. It's also more delicious.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. I'm Really Not Getting This

Over & over again, sites subject to cGMP rules getting contaminated product.
I've been in many manufacturing sites following cGMP and I don't see how microbial contamination occurs. It seems impossible, unless:
Regulatory enforcement has been starved by "budget concerns", so nobody is watching.
cGMP is not that hard once it's in place, and there's no real cost avoidance in not doing it.
They certainly didn't save enough to cover the cost of this recall. More like a 10:1 loss.