Chiquita Recalls Sports Blast Drink Bottles Due to Choking Hazard
Chiquita Brands is recalling Sports Blast drink bottles because the plastic tops can detach, posing a choking risk to young children.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a choking hazard for young children, which is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Chiquita Brands of Cincinnati, Ohio, is voluntarily recalling 177,559 cases of Sports Blast sports drink bottles in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The bottles feature plastic pull-up tops that can separate from the cap, presenting a potential choking hazard to young children. Chiquita has received 10 reports of children pulling the bottle tops off with their teeth, but no injuries have been reported.
The affected products are 8-ounce plastic bottles sold in four flavors: "Rollin Blue Raspberry," "Freestyle Fruit Punch," "Inline Orange," and "Groovin Grape." The bottles are sold in variety packs containing 24 units and feature the Chiquita logo and the text "Sports Blast...Naturally Flavored...Sports Drink." These products were sold at Costco Wholesale, Sam's Club, and BJ's Wholesale Club stores nationwide from March 1997 through August 1997 for approximately $6 per case.
Consumers can safely drink the product by completely removing and destroying the plastic cap. Unopened bottles can be returned to the store of purchase for a refund. For more information, consumers can call Sports Blast at (800) 524-3841 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EDT, Monday through Friday. Other Chiquita Brands products are not involved in this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Sports Blast Drink Bottles Recalled by Chiquita Brands
- Manufacturer
- Sam's Club
- Hazard
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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