Tennessee is part of a Gatorade recall. Which products are affected

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled more than 122K cases of Gatorade across the country and in Tennessee after discovering that the drinks contained undeclared food coloring that could pose a risk to consumers. Classified by the FDA as a Class II recall on Oct. 2, the recall include

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What is the story about?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled more than 122K cases of Gatorade across the country and in Tennessee after discovering that the drinks contained undeclared food coloring that could pose a risk to consumers.

Classified by the FDA as a Class II recall on Oct. 2, the recall includes 122,021 cases of 28-oz. bottles of Gatorade Lemon Lime, Lemon Lime Zero, Orange and Orange Zero. PepsiCo, the owner of Gatorade, initiated the recall on Sept. 25 because the affected products contained unlisted food colorings Yellow No. 5 and/or Yellow No. 6, according to USA TODAY.

The recalled Gatorade products were distributed to Tennessee and 36 other states across the country, including several in the Southeast.

Here is what to know about the

Gatorade products and the FDA's Class II recall.

What is an FDA Class II recall?

Gatorade sports drink coolers and bottles are lined up along the Mandarin High School bench during a high school football game against Creekside in Jacksonville, Florida, on September 23, 2022. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

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A Class II recall is "a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote," the FDA says

What Gatorade products were recalled?

According to the FDA's enforcement report obtained by USA TODAY, the lot numbers for the recalled products are as follows:

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

A lot number is a code used to identify a specific batch of products and can typically be found near the expiration date on the bottle, cap or label.

What states are included in the Gatorade recall?

Bottles of Gatorade in a shop during the press and special guests tour New York's LaGuardia Airport's newly renovated Terminal B, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., June 10, 2020.