Food recall

TROPICANA BRANDS GROUP recall: Dole Apple Juice (primary package)

TROPICANA BRANDS GROUP, of Chicago, IL, recalled Dole Apple Juice (primary package). The FDA's reason: “A manufacturing process deviation occurred which may cause spoilage or microbial contamination and affect shelf stability.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on September 11, 2025, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 22, 2025. 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 germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed April 6, 2026

The recall

Company
TROPICANA BRANDS GROUP (Chicago, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“A manufacturing process deviation occurred which may cause spoilage or microbial contamination and affect shelf stability.”
Where it was sold
The adulterated product was distributed to the following states: AR, CO, IA, KS, NE, MO, TX, MS, TN, NM, OK,
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
97678

The product recalled

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

  • H-0073-2026 Class II

    Dole Apple Juice (primary package), 15.2 Fl oz., PET, 12 bottles per case, Refrigerate after opening

    Codes: Case Code: Jan 10 26 xxxx(military time) ET 1 Primary Package code: (first line) Jan 10 26 CT127 (second line) XXXX (military time) ET071452

    Quantity: 1,599 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 22, 2025.

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.