Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-0193-2014·Announced 2013-11-27

Guzzler Iced Tea Recalled for Potential Sports Cap Ingestion Hazard

American Beverage Corp is recalling Guzzler Iced Tea due to a potential risk that a part of the sports cap could be ingested after excessive chewing.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

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 risk-of-harm product (ingestion of plastic parts) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

American Beverage Corp is voluntarily recalling 250,000 cases of Guzzler Iced Tea 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 could become dislodged through abuse, such as excessive chewing, and possibly be ingested.

The affected product is distributed nationwide. The specific cap design in question was last produced in September 2011 and is no longer used by the manufacturer. The firm does not anticipate finding any impacted product in the market.

Consumers should check their inventory for Guzzler Iced Tea bottles with a "best buy" or "expiration date" earlier than 09/24/12. The product is identified by the UPC code 018397000077.

The recalled product

Product: Guzzler Iced Tea 20 fl. oz. PET plastic bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corporation, Verona PA.
Manufacturer: American Beverage Corp
Category: Food — Beverages
Hazard: choking
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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)

018397000077

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 →

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