The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0202-2014·Announced 2013-11-27

American Beverage Corp. Recalls Big Hug Fruit Barrel Grape Bottles

American Beverage Corp. is recalling Big Hug Fruit Barrel Grape bottles due to a potential choking hazard from dislodged nozzle cap parts.

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 Grape in 16 oz 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 excessive chewing and be ingested.

The affected products bear a "best buy" or "expiration date" earlier than 09/24/12 and have the UPC 074806001592. The specific cap design involved was last produced in September 2011 and is no longer used by the company. The firm does not anticipate finding any impacted product currently in the market.

Consumers should check their inventory for bottles matching the specific date and UPC codes. If found, they should stop using the product and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Big Hug Fruit Barrel Grape in a 16 oz plastic 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 →