Cyclamate Found In GU, Roctane Brand Energy Products On Recall
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Recall of 35 products started July 18 by Advanced Food Concepts follows recalls started in June of four products by Prinova US and one by Sisel International also found to contain cyclamate.
A leading provider of energy gels products popular with endurance athletes is recalling 35 products found to contain cyclamate, an artificial sweetener banned in the US since 1970 for use in food and drug products.
The recall started July 18 by Berkeley, Calif., firm Advanced Food Concepts Inc., which makes and markets GU and Roctane brand energy products in gel, chew and other formats, follows recalls started in June of four products by Prinova US LLC and one by Sisel International LLC also found to contain cyclamate (see chart linked below for product details).
FDA's latest recalls database update states that Advanced Food Concepts, which also makes other food products, was notified by its L-leucine supplier that finished products made with its ingredient may contain cyclamates and a recall was started when testing confirmed the concern.
Like the previously announced recalls linked to cyclamate, FDA deemed the GU and Roctaine recalls class III, the least urgent classification FDA uses, indicating a product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
FDA Health, Beauty And Wellness Recalls Update Through Aug. 8
Although banned for use in products marketed in the US, artificial sweetener industry stakeholders say cyclamate is approved for use in more than 100 countries and is used alone, with aspartame, or in blends with other low-calorie sweeteners such as aspartame, acesulfame K and/or saccharin. (Also see "Supplements Recalled With Artificial Sweetener Banned In US Since 1970" - HBW Insight, 2 Aug, 2018.)