The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0967-2022·Announced 2022-04-13

Powerade Zero Grape recalled for undeclared sugar content

Powerade Zero Grape 20oz bottles in 24-variety packs are recalled because they contain undeclared sugar. The product is marketed as zero-sugar, making this labeling error significant for consumers managing sugar intake.

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: This FDA Class II recall involves significant nutrient mislabeling (undeclared sugar in a product labeled as zero-sugar) that poses risk of harm to consumers managing sugar intake, particularly those with diabetes, though no illnesses have been reported.

Plain-English summary

Powerade Zero Grape 20oz PET bottles sold in 24-variety packs (containing 8 bottles of Powerade Grape) are being recalled. Approximately 10,593 cases were distributed to a distributor in Tennessee.

The reason for the recall is that the product incorrectly contains sugar, which is not declared on the label. Powerade Zero is marketed as a zero-sugar beverage, making the undeclared sugar content a significant labeling violation that could affect consumers managing their sugar intake for dietary or health reasons.

Consumers can identify affected product by checking the batch and lot codes on their bottles against those specified in this recall notice. No consumer illnesses have been reported to date.

The recalled product

Product
Powerade Zero - Grape 20oz PET bottles 24 variety pack, 8 bottles of Powerade Grape within the variety pack
Affected units
10,593

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 (9)

  • Unit Batch = 0010361945 Case Batch = 10539290
  • 10458469
  • 10585433
  • 10585425
  • 10614037
  • 10585480 Unit Lot = AUG0822CCC Case Lot = JUL1122
  • JUL1822
  • Case = JUL1122
  • AUG0822

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

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