RAPTURE pre-workout recalled for DMAA, five months after the FDA's warning

On May 5, 2026, the FDA told consumers not to buy or use RAPTURE Preworkout: its laboratory had found DMAA, a stimulant the agency says is illegal in dietary supplements, in a powder whose label did not mention it. The product kept shipping until May 25. The recall came on October 6 — nationwide, and for a single lot.

Which RAPTURE Preworkout is recalled

The recalling firm is Leader Formulas, LLC of Tomball, Texas. Its announcement, published by the FDA on October 7, covers lot 260327-4 of RAPTURE Pre workout, a dietary supplement powder sold in 450 g round plastic containers with red and black lettering and a rhinoceros print seal on top. Three flavors are listed:

* As printed in the recall notice. The other two codes begin with 710154, so check the lot number first.

The powder was sold nationwide, in retail stores and on the company's website, between January 29, 2025 and May 25, 2026. The DMAA was found during testing by the FDA. The company says it has not received any reports of adverse events.

A warning in May, a recall in October

The dates tell the story better than any summary:

• January 29, 2025 — first distribution date given in the recall notice.
• May 5, 2026 — the FDA publishes a consumer warning: its laboratory analysis "confirmed that RAPTURE Preworkout contains 1,3-dimethylamylamine," and consumers should not buy or use it.
• May 25, 2026 — last distribution date given in the recall notice, twenty days after the warning.
• October 6, 2026 — Leader Formulas announces the recall of lot 260327-4.

In the United States, most food and supplement recalls are voluntary: the FDA tests, warns and recommends, and the company decides when and what to recall. For the five months in between, the public signal was the FDA's warning page — which reaches only the people who happen to read it. The May warning named the product, not a lot. If you own any container of RAPTURE Preworkout, that advice still stands.

What DMAA is, and why it matters

DMAA (1,3-dimethylamylamine) is a stimulant. The FDA's position is unambiguous: "DMAA is not a dietary ingredient, and DMAA-containing products marketed as dietary supplements are illegal." The agency says taking it can raise blood pressure and lead to cardiovascular problems — including heart attack, shortness of breath and tightening of the chest — as well as seizures and other neurological and psychological conditions. It has been sending warning letters to companies over DMAA since 2012.

The risk is not abstract for this kind of product. A pre-workout is taken right before exercise, when heart rate and blood pressure are already climbing, and often alongside other caffeinated drinks.

How DMAA hides on a label

RAPTURE did not list DMAA at all. But even when it is declared, it rarely appears under that name. The FDA notes that the supplement industry often calls it "geranium extract," and lists other names that should make you put the tub back:

• 1,3-DMAA, 1,3-dimethylamylamine, dimethylamylamine
• 1,3-dimethylpentylamine, methylhexanamine, methylhexanenamine
• geranamine, 4-methyl-2-hexanamine, 4-methyl-2-hexylamine, 2-amino-4-methylhexane
• Pelargonium graveolens extract, geranium extract

Not the first DMAA recall this year

RAPTURE is the third supplement recall involving DMAA we have tracked in 2026. In FDA enforcement records, Modern Warrior Ready capsules were recalled as Class I after FDA analysis found tianeptine, 1,4-DMAA and aniracetam, and Addall XR Shot was recalled as Class I for undeclared 1,4-DMAA and phenibut — a case we covered in The FDA asked for two products back. The company returned one. Each time, the stimulant was not on the label, and each time it was the FDA's own testing that found it.