Urgent product recall: 'Unsafe to consume' protein shake pulled from shelves - 'Can produce anxiety and diarrhoea'

The product contains high levels of caffeine and should not be digested.

Too much caffeine can cause anxiety, sleeplessness, agitation, palpitations, diarrhoea and restlessness.

The Sci-Mx Nutrition Ultra Muscle strawberry flavour is in a 1.5kg bag size, with the batch code W110429 and a use by date of March 2025.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) warns that individuals with a mental health condition who consume too much caffeine can experience worsened psychosis and result in the need for higher amounts of medication.

Caffeine can reduce how well antipsychotic medications work.

Children, or other people sensitive to caffeine, should only consume caffeine in moderation, according to the food regulator.

Pregnant and breast-feeding women are advised not to have more than 200mg of caffeine over the course of a day.

Customers have been urged not to drink the product if they have purchased it.

They can also receive a full refund by contacting the Sci-Mx customer careline.

The team can be reached on email at customerservices@sci-mx.co.uk and will arrange a full refund.

In an alert update, the FSA said: "Home Bargains is recalling Sci-Mx Nutrition Ultra Muscle Strawberry Flavour because high levels of caffeine have been found in the product.

"This makes the product unsafe to consume.

"If you have bought the above product, please do not consume it."