The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:LowFDA (Food)·F-1958-2018·Announced 2018-08-29

Gourmet International Recalls LItaly Sparkling Sour Cherry Juice Drink

Gourmet International Inc. is voluntarily recalling LItaly Sparkling Sour Cherry 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 for packaging-only problems (leaking caps) with no reported health hazards, injuries, or illnesses, fitting the criteria for a Low severity score.

Plain-English summary

Gourmet International Inc. is voluntarily recalling LItaly Sparkling Sour Cherry 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 includes all L'ITALY SPARKLING FRUIT JUICE BEVERAGES products, all lot/date codes, specifically the 914517 SPARKLING SOUR CHERRY JUICE DRINK with UPC 1-91414-00517-7. The product was imported from Turkey and distributed 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 recalled product

Product
SPARKLING SOUR CHERRY 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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