Food recall

S. Martinelli & Co recall: Martinelli's Gold Medal Sparkling Cider

S. Martinelli & Co, of Watsonville, CA, recalled Martinelli's Gold Medal Sparkling Cider and 3 other products. The FDA's reason: “Potential for glass fragments in 8.4 oz. bottles of four varieties of sparkling cider.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 15, 2015, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 25, 2015. 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

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed May 1, 2017

The recall

Company
S. Martinelli & Co (Watsonville, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Potential for glass fragments in 8.4 oz. bottles of four varieties of sparkling cider.”
Where it was sold
US and Japan, Virgin Islands, India, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Panama, Aruba, Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad/Tobago, Dominican Republic, US Virgin Islands, Columbia, American Samoa, Curacao, Guam, Grand Cayman Islands, St. Croix, St. Marten, St. Thomas and Fiji. Shipments to Costco in Japan, and to India and Fiji, were made to a distributor, Otis McAllister, Inc., 300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, suite 400, Oakland, CA 94612, which then sold the product to the retailer in those countries.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
72437

The 4 products recalled

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

  • F-0195-2016 Class II

    Martinelli's Gold Medal Sparkling Cider, 8.4 oz glass bottles; Packed in 12 pack, UPC 0 41244 00256; item number 12256; 4/6 packs, Tray UPC 0 41244-99932 3, item number 46256; 6 pack Retail UPC 0 41244 46256 8. Single 8.4 oz. bottle, UPC 041244 00256 6

    Codes: 12 pack:Best Before dates include 03/05/2018 to 04/11/2018. 6 pack Best Befroe dates include 3/02/2018 to 04/15/2018.

    Quantity: 166,804 trays of 12 packs, 31,939 trays of 4-6 packs

  • F-0196-2016 Class II

    Martinelli's Sparkling Red Grape, 8.4 oz glass bottles (250 mL); Packed in 12 pack, UPC 0 41244 99926 2; item number 99926; 4/6 packs, Tray UPC 0 41244-64926 6, item number 64926 6 pack retail UPC 0 41244-64026 3. Single 8.4 oz. bottle - UPC 0 41244 99026 9.

    Codes: 12 pack: Best Before dates include 05.28/18 to 09/04/2018. 6 pack Best Before dates include 08/31/18 to 09/11/2018.

    Quantity: 10,983 trays of 12 packs , 9,998 trays of 4-6 packs

  • F-0197-2016 Class II

    Martinelli's Sparkling White Grape, 8.4 oz glass bottles (250 mL); Packed in 12 pack, UPC 0 41244 99925 5; item number 99925; Single 8.4 oz. bottle - UPC 0 41244 99025 2.

    Codes: 12 pack: Best Before dates include 05/07/18 to 05/09/2018.

    Quantity: 25,890 trays of 12 packs

  • F-0198-2016 Class II

    Martinelli's Sparkling Northwest Blend Cider , 8.4 oz glass bottles (250 mL); Packed in 12 pack, UPC 0 41244 99057 5; item number 99957; Single 8.4 oz. bottle - UPC 0 41244 99057 3.

    Codes: 12 pack: Best Before dates include 03/20/2018 to 05/15/2018

    Quantity: 203,989 trays of 12 packs

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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 November 25, 2015.

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.