The FDA classified the recall as a Class II recall on October 2, covering 122,021 cases of 28-ounce bottles of Gatorade Lemon Lime, Gatorade Lemon Lime Zero, Gatorade Orange, and Gatorade Orange Zero. The products were recalled because they contain the unlisted food colorings, Yellow No. 5 and/or Yellow No. 6, according to the agency's enforcement report.

The products were distributed to 37 states:

• Alaska
  

• Alabama
  

• Arkansas
  

• Arizona
  

• California
  

• Colorado
  

• Florida
  

• Georgia
  

• Hawaii
  

• Iowa
  

• Idaho
  

• Illinois
  

• Indiana
  

• Kansas
  

• Kentucky
  

• Louisiana
  

• Michigan
  

• Minnesota
  

• Missouri
  

• Mississippi
  

• North Carolina
  

• North Dakota
  

• Nebraska
  

• New Jersey
  

• New Mexico
  

• Nevada
  

• New York
  

• Ohio
  

• Oklahoma
  

• Pennsylvania
  

• South Carolina
  

• South Dakota
  

• Tennessee
  

• Texas
  

• Utah
  

• Washington
  

• Wisconsin