Food recall

Coca-Cola Company (The) recall: Citrus Flavored Soda Mello Yello

Coca-Cola Company (The), of Atlanta, GA, recalled Citrus Flavored Soda Mello Yello. The FDA's reason: “Undeclared aspartame in the product.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 2, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 23, 2016. 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 ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...)

Status

Terminated

Closed August 29, 2016

The recall

Company
Coca-Cola Company (The) (Atlanta, GA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Undeclared aspartame in the product.”
Where it was sold
IL, IN & OH
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
73453

The product recalled

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

  • F-0746-2016 Class II

    Citrus Flavored Soda Mello Yello, 12 fl. oz. (355 ml), Canned under authority of The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA 30313, UPC 497250

    Codes: Date Code OCT2416 HO D, OCT2416 HO E

    Quantity: 2,522 cases

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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 March 23, 2016.

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.