New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) is supporting Alphagen NZ Limited in its recall of specific batches of Ārepa brand The Brain Drink as it may cause injury due to a packaging fault (chipped top of glass bottle).
“The concern with some 300ml bottles of Ārepa’s The Brain Drink for Performance is that due to a packaging fault the glass on the top of the bottle maybe chipped,” said NZFS deputy director-general Vincent Arbuckle.
- Ārepa brand The Brain Drink for Performance (300ml)
- Batch 28629, 28630 and Best Before 22 Jan 2026
- The product is sold in a 300ml glass bottle.
- The product is sold at supermarkets and retailers throughout New Zealand.
- The product is exported to Australia.
- This recall does not affect any other Ārepa brand products.
If you are a retailer of the product in this recall, download a copy of the point of sale notice. You need to display it in your store for one month.
Affected product should not be consumed. If you have consumed this product and have any concerns about your health, seek medical advice.
Customers should return the product to their retailer for a full refund.
“If you have any of these affected products at home, don’t drink them. You can return them to the place of purchase for a refund. If that’s not possible, throw them out.”
The affected products - which are sold at supermarkets and retailers nationwide - have been removed from store shelves.
They have been exported to Australia and NZFS has contacted the relevant authorities.
NZFS has received a notification of associated injury.
“As is our usual practice, NZFS will work with Alphagen to understand how this happened and implement corrective actions.”
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