Smart Juice Organic Pomegranate Juice Recalled for Lead Contamination
Smart Juice LLC is recalling Organic 100% Pomegranate Juice due to lead levels above allowable limits. Consumers in 12 states should stop using the product.
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 is classified as FDA Class II. While the source does not explicitly state 'no illnesses reported,' it does not report any injuries or deaths. Lead contamination is a significant health hazard, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Smart Juice LLC is recalling Organic 100% Pomegranate Juice packed in glass bottles. The recall is issued because the product contains levels of lead above allowable limits. The affected product is the 33.8 FL. Oz. bottle with a Best Before date of 09.09.2014 and code ORGANIC N49.
The recall involves 3,741 cases, with 12 bottles per case. The product was distributed in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it. The source text does not specify a return location or refund policy, but advises against consumption due to the lead contamination.
The recalled product
- Product
- Organic 100% Pomegranate Juice packed in glass bottles Smart Juice Organic Pomegranate 100% Juice 33.8 FL. Oz. 100% Juice Distributed by: Smart Juices LLC, Bethlehem, PA 18018 BBE: 09.09.2014 ORGANIC N49
- Manufacturer
- Smart Juice LLC
- Category
- Food — Juice
- 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 (1)
- BBE: 09.09.2014 ORGANIC N49
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