Food recall

Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc. recall: MINUTE MAID ORANGE JUICE

Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc., of Atlanta, GA, recalled MINUTE MAID ORANGE JUICE and 4 other products. The FDA's reason: “Products with the specific Lot Code and UPC Codes listed above are being retrieved because there is the potential that some of the bottles could exhibit spoilage or damage to the lip of the bottle.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 28, 2013, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 26, 2013. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed November 26, 2013

The recall

Company
Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc. (Atlanta, GA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Products with the specific Lot Code and UPC Codes listed above are being retrieved because there is the potential that some of the bottles could exhibit spoilage or damage to the lip of the bottle.”
Where it was sold
U.S. Nationwide.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
65353

The 5 products recalled

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

  • F-1534-2013 Class II

    MINUTE MAID ORANGE JUICE, 10oz and 15.2 oz plastic (PET) bottles, Produced for The Coca Cola Company, Atlanta, GA 30313 USA.

    Codes: (15.2 oz) Optimum Taste Date Code: OCT0713MDF3, OCT0713MDE3, OCT1413MDC3, OCT1413MDB3, UPC Code: 025000056031; (10 oz) Optimum Taste Date Code: SEP2313MDF3, SEP3013MDC3 and SEP3013MDE3, UPC Code: 10025000056779, GTIN Unit UPC: 00025000056772.

    Quantity: Total 109, 922 cases

  • F-1535-2013 Class II

    MINUTE MAID APPLE JUICE, 100% Juice, 6/10 oz and 15.2 oz, plastic (PET) bottles, Produced for The Coca Cola Company, Atlanta, GA 30313 USA.

    Codes: (10 oz) Optimum Taste Date Code: SEP3013MDB3, SEP3013MDD3 and SEP3013MDF3, UPC Code: 10025000056762, GTIN Unit UPC: 00025000056765; (15.2 oz) Optimum Taste Date Code: JAN0614MDC3 and JAN1314MDA3, UPC Code: 025000056017.

  • F-1536-2013 Class II

    MINUTE MAID CRANBERRY APPLE RASPBERRY Flavored Juice Beverage, 15.2 oz, plastic (PET) bottles, Produced for The Coca Cola Company, Atlanta, GA 30313 USA.

    Codes: Optimum Taste Date Code: NOV0413MDB3, UPC Code: 025000056024.

  • F-1537-2013 Class II

    MINUTE MAID STRAWBERRY PASSION Flavored Juice Beverage, 15.2 oz plastic (PET) bottles, Produced for The Coca Cola Company, Atlanta, GA 30313 USA.

    Codes: Optimum Taste Date Code: NOV0413MDD3 and NOV1113MDA3, UPC Code: 025000048906.

  • F-1538-2013 Class II

    MINUTE MAID Mixed Berry Juice, Flavored Blend of Apple, Grape & Berry Juices, 6/10 oz plastic (PET) bottles, Produced for The Coca Cola Company, Atlanta, GA 30313 USA.

    Codes: Optimum Taste Date Code: SEP2313MDD3 and SEP3013MDE3, UPC Code: 10025000056793, GTIN Unit UPC: 00025000056796.

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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 June 26, 2013.

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.