The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0189-2014·Announced 2013-11-27

American Beverage Corp. Recalls Big Hug Fruit Barrel Orange Bottles

American Beverage Corp. is recalling Big Hug Fruit Barrel Orange bottles due to a potential risk of nozzle cap parts becoming dislodged and ingested.

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 risk-of-harm product (choking/ingestion hazard) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

American Beverage Corp. is voluntarily recalling Big Hug Fruit Barrel Orange in plastic 16 oz bottles with sports caps. The recall involves 250,000 cases of the product distributed nationwide. The specific products affected are those bearing a "best buy" or "expiration date" earlier than 09/24/12, identified by UPC 074806001585.

The recall is being issued because there is a possibility that a part of the nozzle cap can become dislodged through abuse, such as excessive chewing, and subsequently ingested. This poses a potential health and safety hazard. The specific cap design in question is no longer used by the company and was last produced in September 2011.

The firm does not anticipate finding any impacted product in the market. Consumers should check their inventory for the specific UPC and expiration dates listed above and stop using the product if it matches the description.

The recalled product

Product
Big Hug, Fruit Barrel Orange in a plastic 16 oz bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corp., Verona, PA.
Affected units
250,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 27 recalled by American Beverage Corp 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.

See all 27 products in this recall →