Food recall

Swire Coca Cola USA recall: Caffeine-Free Barq s Root Beer 12 Pack

Swire Coca Cola USA, of West Valley City, UT, recalled Caffeine-Free Barq s Root Beer 12 Pack. The FDA's reason: “Recalling Caffeine-Free Barq s Root Beer 12 Pack due to mislabeling.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on September 12, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 3, 2018. 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

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed November 13, 2018

The recall

Company
Swire Coca Cola USA (West Valley City, UT)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Recalling Caffeine-Free Barq s Root Beer 12 Pack due to mislabeling.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide. No govt/VA/military or foreign consignees.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
81051

The product recalled

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

  • F-1988-2018 Class III

    Caffeine-Free Barq s Root Beer 12 Pack, 12 oz cans

    Codes: MAY 2719 TOC MAY 2719 TOD

    Quantity: 2,945 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 October 3, 2018.

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.