Food recall

Smith Dairy Products Co recall: Smith's Old Fashioned Lemon Flavor Iced Tea, pasteurized

Smith Dairy Products Co, of Orrville, OH, recalled Smith's Old Fashioned Lemon Flavor Iced Tea, pasteurized. The FDA's reason: “The firm distributed liquid lemon-flavored tea which contained milk residue (undeclared dairy).” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 16, 2009, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 5, 2012. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed August 30, 2012

The recall

Company
Smith Dairy Products Co (Orrville, OH)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The firm distributed liquid lemon-flavored tea which contained milk residue (undeclared dairy).”
Where it was sold
Product was distributed in Ohio only.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
52378

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-2030-2012 Class I

    Smith's Old Fashioned Lemon Flavor Iced Tea, pasteurized, packed in 1 gallon (3.78L) containers. The label also reads: 'Smith's The Dairy in the Country' Smith Dairy Products Co. Orrville, OH 44667 * 1-800-776-7076 www.smithdairy.com * 2009 Smith Dairy Products Company Manufactured at Plant # Above Product #193'.

    Codes: SELL BY JUL. 7 09

    Quantity: 12,405/1 gal jugs

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of September 5, 2012.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.