American Beverage Corp. Recalls Big Hug Fruit Barrel Citrus Bottles
American Beverage Corp. is recalling Big Hug Fruit Barrel Citrus bottles due to a potential choking hazard from dislodged nozzle cap parts.
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 criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
American Beverage Corp. is voluntarily recalling Big Hug Fruit Barrel Citrus 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 074806001691. The specific cap design involved was last produced in September 2011 and is no longer used by the manufacturer. The company states it does not anticipate finding any impacted product in the market.
Consumers should check their inventory for bottles matching the specific UPC and date codes. If found, they should stop using the product and contact the manufacturer for instructions on disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Big Hug Fruit Barrel Citrus in a 16 oz plastic bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corp., Verona PA.
- Manufacturer
- American Beverage Corp
- Category
- Food — Beverages
- 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.
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