The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0191-2014·Announced 2013-11-27

Guzzler Concord Grape Beverage Recalled for Potential Cap Fragment Ingestion

American Beverage Corp is recalling Guzzler Concord Grape beverages because a part of the nozzle cap may dislodge and be 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 Corporation is recalling Guzzler Concord Grape 20 fl. oz. PET plastic bottles with sports caps. The recall is due to a potential safety hazard where a part of the nozzle cap may become dislodged through excessive chewing and subsequently be ingested.

The affected product is identified by the flavor Concord Grape and UPC code 018397000039. Only products with a "best buy" or "expiration date" earlier than 09/24/12 are included in this recall. The specific cap design in question was last produced in September 2011 and is no longer used by the manufacturer.

The recall covers 250,000 cases distributed nationwide. 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.

The recalled product

Product
Guzzler Concord Grape 20 fl. oz. PET plastic bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corporation, Verona PA.
Affected units
250,000

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)

  • 018397000039

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 →