American Beverage Corp. Recalls Big Burst Fruit Punch Drink Due to Cap Hazard
American Beverage Corp. is recalling Big Burst Fruit Punch Drink because the sports cap nozzle may dislodge and be ingested, posing a health hazard.
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 (ingestion of plastic parts) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for potential physical injury without confirmed cases.
Plain-English summary
American Beverage Corp. is voluntarily recalling Big Burst Fruit Punch Drink 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 may 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 073798001030. The cap design in question was last produced in September 2011 and is no longer used by the company. The firm does not anticipate finding any impacted product in the market.
Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and dispose of it if found. The total quantity recalled is 250,000 cases, distributed nationwide.
The recalled product
- Product
- Big Burst Fruit Punch Drink, in a 16 oz PET 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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