The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-0705-2019·Announced 2018-12-19

Gatorade Frost Glacier Freeze Recalled for Mold Contamination

The Gatorade Puerto Rico Co is recalling Gatorade Frost Glacier Freeze 600 mL bottles due to mold contamination. The recall covers 684 cases distributed to domestic consignees.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class III

Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class III, which the rubric defines as typically scoring 1 or 2 because it is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences. Mold contamination in a beverage is a low-risk contamination issue that fits the Moderate category for voluntary precautionary recalls.

Plain-English summary

The Gatorade Puerto Rico Co is voluntarily recalling 684 cases of Gatorade Frost Glacier Freeze, 600 mL bottles. The recall is due to the product being contaminated with mold. The affected products include 24/600 mL bottles with lot 002256 and expiration date 7/22/2019, as well as Multipack (4/6Pack) 24/600 mL bottles with lot MS2256 and expiration date 7/22/2019.

The distribution was limited to domestic consignees only, with no foreign or government consignees involved. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this recall as Class III, indicating that use of or exposure to the violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.

Consumers who have purchased these specific lots of Gatorade Frost Glacier Freeze should stop using the product and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Gatorade, Frost Glacier Freeze, Cont. Neto (600 mL)
Manufacturer
The Gatorade Puerto Rico Co
Category
Food — Beverages
Hazard

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (3)

  • 24/600 mL: lot 002256
  • Exp. Date 7/22/2019 Multipack (4/6Pack) 24/600 mL: lot MS2256
  • Exp. Date 7/22/2019

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 8 recalled by The Gatorade Puerto Rico Co 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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