The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0208-2014·Announced 2013-11-27

American Beverage Corp. Recalls Big Hug Fruit Barrel Blue Raspberry Bottles

American Beverage Corp. is recalling Big Hug Fruit Barrel Blue Raspberry bottles due to a potential choking hazard from the sports cap.

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 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 Blue Raspberry 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 product was distributed nationwide. The specific cap design involved in the recall 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 the specific product and cap type described. If found, the product should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Big Hug Fruit Barrel Blue Raspberry in a 16 oz plastic bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corp., Verona PA.
Hazard
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 →