Minute Maid Watermelon Fruit Drink Recalled for Metal Contamination
The Coca-Cola Company is recalling Minute Maid Watermelon Flavored Fruit Drink after a consumer reported a long piece of metal in the product.
What this means for you
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 foreign object (metal) in a beverage, which presents a risk of injury (choking or laceration). Per the rubric, risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported are classified as High (3).
Plain-English summary
The Coca-Cola Company is recalling 6,254 cases of Minute Maid Watermelon Flavored Fruit Drink with Other Natural Flavors, 59 fl oz (1.75 L) cartons. The recall was initiated after the firm received a consumer complaint stating that the product contained a long piece of metal.
The affected product is identified by the code NOV 24 20 LE and Batch # 0009560525. The product was distributed to the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact The Coca-Cola Company for further instructions or a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Minute Maid WATERMELON FLAVORED FRUIT DRINK WITH OTHER NATURAL FLAVORS 59 FL OZ (1.8 QT) 1.75 L PRODUCED FOR THE COCA-COLA COMPANY ATLANTA, GA Unit UPC 0 25000 04811 1, Case UPC 000-25000-04812-8
- Manufacturer
- The Coca-Cola Company
- Category
- Food — Beverages
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- NOV 24 20 LE Batch # 0009560525
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by The Coca-Cola Company under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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