Food recall

Refresco Beverages US Inc recall: Great Value

Refresco Beverages US Inc, of Tampa, FL, recalled Great Value. The FDA's reason: “Product contains inorganic arsenic above action level set in industry guidance (13.2ppb).” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 15, 2024, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 28, 2024. 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

Lead or other chemicals

Status

Terminated

Closed March 14, 2025

The recall

Company
Refresco Beverages US Inc (Tampa, FL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product contains inorganic arsenic above action level set in industry guidance (13.2ppb)”
Where it was sold
Retail locations in: AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, PR, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
95170

The product recalled

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

  • F-1746-2024 Class II

    Great Value; 8oz Apple Juice in 6 pack; 100% Juice; packaged in 8 oz. PET plastic bottles; UPC 0-78742-29655-5

    Codes: Best if Used by DEC2824 CT89-6

    Quantity: 9535 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 August 28, 2024.

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.