The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1436-2016·Announced 2016-06-15

Honest Kids Super Fruit Punch Recalled for Missing Apple Juice Labeling

The Coca-Cola Company is recalling Honest Kids Super Fruit Punch because the label fails to list apple juice, a common allergen, as an ingredient.

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 the mislabeling of a common allergen (apple juice), which corresponds to the 'High' severity criterion in the rubric for allergen mislabeling on common allergens.

Plain-English summary

The Coca-Cola Company is voluntarily recalling Honest Kids-Super Fruit Punch, Organic Juice Drink, 59 fluid oz. bottles. The recall is due to a labeling error where the product label does not list apple juice, which is present in the beverage.

Approximately 1,164 cases of the product, containing 8 bottles per case, were distributed to Alabama, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. The affected bottles have date codes APR2317BAC1 and APR2317BAD1.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their date codes and stop consuming the beverage if it matches the recalled items. Individuals with an allergy to apple juice should be particularly cautious. Consumers may return the product to the place of purchase for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Honest Kids-Super Fruit Punch, Organic Juice Drink, 59 fluid oz. bottle, 006 57622 41273 7, Honest Tea, Inc., 4827 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814.

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)

  • Date Codes: APR2317BAC1 and APR2317BAD1

Distribution

Distributed in 16 states:

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