Thank you for posting that for everyone.
I hadn't seen that myself, but they aren't a brand that I ever use or really follow.
I talk so much on here about proper quality testing and I feel like most people either ignore what I say or don't fully understand the importance of it. But proper testing should always involve testing the ingredients themselves but also heavy metals and microbial testing - and products shouldn't be released for sale to the public until that is done.
I know that is costly and difficult for many small companies to do - but its people's health that is at stake there.
Now, in the case of 1st Phorm and their protein, I haven't looked into that one, but there are cases with protein manufacturing, just like with food manufacturing where a lot of something tests for something later on and brands preemptively do voluntary recalls to be on the side of caution - and to the brands that do that, much respect and applause.
Example - Premier Protein RTD's - last year they did a volunteer recall on a lot # of Winter Mint Chocolate. It wasn't because of anything related to their product itself, it was related to the line that was used for it tested positive for something on something else and they did the recall voluntarily just to be cautious - I had some batches of that, but not the affected one, and I truly appreciated them doing the recall just to be on the safe side.
I guess my point overall - is that it sucks that it happened, and brands should always test - but even when brands do, things can happen. So, people should be fair with the way they look at things like this and the brands affected, because at least they are trying to do the right thing whereas there are many that aren't even bothering to try at all. I hope that makes sense.
