The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0210-2014·Announced 2013-11-27

American Beverage Corp. Recalls Big Burst Lemon Lime Drink Bottles

American Beverage Corp. is recalling Big Burst Lemon Lime Drink 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 criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

American Beverage Corp. is voluntarily recalling Big Burst Lemon Lime Drink, packaged in 16 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 excessive chewing and be ingested.

The affected products are identified by a "best buy" or "expiration date" earlier than 09/24/12 and bear UPC 073798001054. The specific cap design involved 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 bottles with the specified expiration dates and UPC code. If found, they should stop using the product and contact the manufacturer for instructions on disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Big Burst Lemon Lime Drink, in a 16 oz PET 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 →