Food recall

The Coca-Cola Company recall: Honest Kids Juice Slushy Blueberry Punch

The Coca-Cola Company, of Atlanta, GA, recalled Honest Kids Juice Slushy Blueberry Punch. The FDA's reason: “Due to a potential package design issue, there is the possibility for consumers to be injured when consuming the product from an unevenly opened pouch.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 16, 2017, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 27, 2017. 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

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed December 21, 2017

The recall

Company
The Coca-Cola Company (Atlanta, GA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Due to a potential package design issue, there is the possibility for consumers to be injured when consuming the product from an unevenly opened pouch.”
Where it was sold
AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, FL IL, IN, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, OH, PA, TX and WA.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
78041

The product recalled

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

  • F-3561-2017 Class II

    Honest Kids Juice Slushy Blueberry Punch, 3.5-oz. pouch, UPC 0065762211116.

    Codes: Date/Lot Code: NOV1317A-JAN0818C

    Quantity: 78,000 cases (18-pack case)

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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 27, 2017.

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.