Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-0923-2013·Announced 2013-01-30

Pepsi Wild Cherry Recall Due to Swapped Labels for Phenylketonuria Risk

Pepsi Cola North America is recalling two-liter bottles of Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi because labels were swapped with Regular Pepsi, posing a risk to individuals with phenylketonuria or diabetes.

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 labeling error that poses a risk to individuals with specific medical conditions (phenylketonuria and diabetes), fitting the rubric criterion for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Pepsi Cola North America is recalling two-liter plastic bottles of Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi due to a labeling error. During production, the labels for Regular and Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi were mistakenly swapped. The affected product is identified by a Best Before Date of Feb2513 and a Manufacturing Code of PF11282. The recall covers 1,476 eight-pack cases distributed in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

This recall is issued because the mislabeling presents a potential safety issue for individuals who are sensitive to phenylalanine, such as those with phenylketonuria (PKU), or for individuals who are diabetic. Consuming the product under the mistaken belief that it is the diet version could lead to unintended health consequences for these specific groups.

Consumers who have purchased the affected product should check their inventory for the specific manufacturing code and best before date listed above. If the product matches these details, consumers should stop using it and follow instructions from the recalling firm or the FDA regarding disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product: Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi two liter plastic bottles UPC 1234107
Manufacturer: Pepsi Cola North America
Category: Food — Beverages
Hazard: mis-labeling
phenylalanine

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 (1)

Best Before Date of Feb2513 and a Manufacturing Code of PF11282

Distribution

Distributed in 5 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Pepsi Cola North America 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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Same manufacturer · Pepsi Cola North America

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Pepsi Wild Cherry Recall Due to Swapped Labels
FDA (Food) · 2013-01-30

Same hazard · mis labeling