Food recall

Dean Foods, Inc. recall: Fruit Rush Black Cherry Artificially Flavored Fruit Drink, One Gallon, Plant 06-704

Dean Foods, Inc., of Dallas, TX, recalled Fruit Rush Black Cherry Artificially Flavored Fruit Drink, One Gallon, Plant 06-704 and 2 other products. The FDA's reason: “The product has the potential to spoil prematurely.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on September 17, 2013, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 30, 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 III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

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

Status

Terminated

Closed October 20, 2014

The recall

Company
Dean Foods, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The product has the potential to spoil prematurely.”
Where it was sold
Products sold to various accounts in Southern California and Arizona only.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
66321

The 3 products recalled

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

  • F-0009-2014 Class III

    Fruit Rush Black Cherry Artificially Flavored Fruit Drink, One Gallon, Plant 06-704

    Codes: All production dates from May 21 to September 16, 2013, UPC: 0-41900-07369-5. Recall includes "Best By" dates through January 10, 2014.

    Quantity: Unknown

  • F-0010-2014 Class III

    Fruit Rush Fruit Punch Artificially Flavored Fruit Drink, One Gallon, Plant 06-704

    Codes: All production dates from May 21 to September 16, 2013, UPC: 0-41900-07362-6. Recall includes "Best By" dates through January 10, 2014.

    Quantity: Unknown

  • F-0011-2014 Class III

    Fruit Rush Lemon Lime Artificially Flavored Fruit Drink, One Gallon, Plant 06-704

    Codes: All production dates from May 21 to September 16, 2013, UPC: 0-41900-07368-8. Recall includes "Best By" dates through January 10, 2014.

    Quantity: Unknown

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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 October 30, 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.