The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-1622-2018·Announced 2018-07-18

Sparkling ICE Cherry Limeade Recalled for Off-Taste and Off-Odor Complaints

Talking Rain Beverage Co Inc is recalling Sparkling ICE Cherry Limeade after customer complaints reported off-taste and off-odor.

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 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 II, and the hazard is limited to sensory complaints (off-taste/odor) without reported illness or injury, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity voluntary precautionary recall.

Plain-English summary

Talking Rain Beverage Co Inc is voluntarily recalling Sparkling ICE Cherry Limeade Naturally Flavored Sparkling Water, 17 oz. bottles, after receiving a small number of customer complaints reporting an off-taste and off-odor of the product.

The recall includes single packs and variety packs containing the affected flavor. The product was distributed in 33 states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Washington. Affected bottles can be identified by specific lot codes and expiration dates listed in the official recall notice.

Consumers should stop using the product and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Sparkling ICE Cherry Limeade Naturally Flavored Sparking Water, packaged in a PET bottles with a plastic cap, Net Wt. 17 ounces (502.8 ml). UPC code on bottle: 0 16571 95084 2. UPC on Single Pack Wrapper (1 flavor/12 bottles): 016571953126 UPC on Single Pack Wrapper (1…

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)

  • Expiration dates and Location Codes (19
  • 35
  • 71

Distribution

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