Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-0197-2014·Announced 2013-11-27

American Beverage Recalls Guzzler Citrus Punch Due to Cap Hazard

American Beverage Corp is recalling Guzzler Citrus Punch because a part of the nozzle cap may dislodge and be ingested.

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

Plain-English summary

American Beverage Corporation is recalling Guzzler Citrus Punch, 20 fl. oz. PET plastic bottles with a sports cap. 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, with the UPC code 018397000138.

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 then possibly 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 expiration dates and UPC codes listed above and stop using the product if it matches the description.

The recalled product

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

018397000138

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 →

Same manufacturer · American Beverage Corp

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