The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIIOur severity:LowFDA (Food)·F-1965-2013·Announced 2013-10-09

Green Mountain Coffee Recalls Tully's House Blend K-Cup Packs

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is recalling Tully's House Blend K-Cup packs because regular caffeinated units were packaged in decaffeinated retail boxes.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class III

Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.

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 classified as FDA Class III, which indicates a remote possibility of adverse health consequences. The hazard is a packaging error involving caffeine content, which is a minor labeling/packaging issue rather than a safety hazard like contamination or choking.

Plain-English summary

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is recalling Tully's House Blend Coffee 12-ct K-Cup packs. The recall involves 4,697 master cases, which contain 6 retail boxes each, distributed in Illinois, California, Oregon, Washington, and Utah. The specific product code is 8802, with a UPC of 10099555088028. Affected units have Best By dates of March 27, 2014, or March 28, 2014, and Lot Numbers NA 8802 PL055 3181 or NA 8802 PL055 3182.

The recall was initiated because individual regular caffeinated K-Cup packs were mistakenly packaged inside multiunit decaffeinated retail boxes. This packaging error means that consumers purchasing decaffeinated coffee may inadvertently consume caffeinated coffee.

Consumers who have purchased these specific Tully's House Blend K-Cup packs should check their packaging for the listed Best By dates and Lot Numbers. If the product matches the description, consumers should stop using it and contact the retailer or manufacturer for a refund or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Tullys¿ House Blend Coffee 12-ct K-Cup¿ packs; Product Code: 8802 (Case of 6 - 12 count retail boxes) UPC: 10099555088028

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)

  • Best By: 27 MAR 2014
  • 28 MAR 2014 Lot Numbers: NA 8802 PL055 3181
  • NA 8802 PL055 3182

Distribution

Distributed in 5 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters 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.

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