The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:LowFDA (Food)·F-1955-2018·Announced 2018-08-29

Gourmet International Recalls LItaly Sparkling Lime Juice Drink for Leaking Caps

Gourmet International Inc. is voluntarily recalling LItaly Sparkling Lime Juice Drink due to packaging concerns and reports of leaking caps.

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 1/5 (Low).

Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is driven by packaging defects (leaking caps) with no reported injuries or health hazards, fitting the criteria for cosmetic or packaging-only problems.

Plain-English summary

Gourmet International Inc. is voluntarily recalling LItaly Sparkling Lime Juice Drink, 6/34 oz, glass bottles. The recall is being conducted due to packaging concerns following multiple reports of leaking caps.

The affected product is identified by UPC 1-91414-00514-6 and includes all lot and date codes. The product was imported from Turkey and distributed domestically in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, California, Minnesota, Ohio, Washington, and Virginia. A total of 403 assorted cases, or 2,418 units, are involved in this recall.

Consumers should stop using the product and contact the recalling firm for further instructions or a refund.

The recalled product

Product
SPARKLING LIME JUICE DRINK, 6/34 oz, glass bottles

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)

  • All L'ITALY SPARKLING FRUIT JUICE BEVERAGES products

Distribution

Distributed in 8 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by Gourmet International Inc. 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.

See all 6 products in this recall →

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