The Recall Desk
LowFDA (Food)·F-1956-2018·Announced 2018-08-29

Gourmet International Recalls Sparkling Mandarin Juice Drink Due to Leaking Caps

Gourmet International Inc. is voluntarily recalling L'Italy Sparkling Mandarin Juice Drink because of packaging concerns and reports of leaking caps.

What this means for you

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

Our severity reasoning: The recall is for packaging concerns (leaking caps) with no reported injuries, illnesses, or food safety hazards, fitting the 'packaging-only problems' criterion for a Low severity score.

Plain-English summary

Gourmet International Inc. is voluntarily recalling L'Italy Sparkling Mandarin Juice Drink, 6/34 oz., glass bottles, due to packaging concerns. The recall follows multiple reports of leaking caps.

The affected product is L'Italy Sparkling Mandarin Juice Drink, 6/34 oz., glass bottles. The recall covers 403 assorted cases, totaling 2,418 units. The product was imported from Turkey and distributed domestically in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, California, Minnesota, Ohio, Washington, and Virginia.

Consumers with this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions. The recall is voluntary and addresses packaging integrity issues rather than food safety hazards like contamination or mislabeling.

The recalled product

Product
SPARKLING MANDARIN 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 →