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Talking Rain® Voluntarily Recalls Sparkling Ice® Cherry Limeade in Response to Customer Complaints

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Summary

Company Announcement Date:
FDA Publish Date:
Product Type:
Food & Beverages
Snack Food Item
Food & Beverage Safety
Reason for Announcement:
Recall Reason Description
Off Taste Off Odor
Company Name:
Talking Rain
Brand Name:
Brand Name(s)
Talking Rain
Product Description:
Product Description
Sparkling Ice Cherry Limeade

Company Announcement

Talking Rain® (the Company) is voluntarily recalling specific lot codes of bottles of its Sparkling Ice® Cherry Limeade beverage in response to a small number of customer complaints that reported an off-taste and off-odor of the affected product. The Company made the decision to recall the product out of an abundance of caution. No other Sparkling Ice products are affected by this recall.

The Sparkling Ice Cherry Limeade product subject to recall was produced only at one of the Company’s facilities that make this product. The product comes in a 17 ounce clear plastic bottle under the name Sparkling Ice Cherry Limeade. The product is sold as a single item, as well as in multipacks of the affected product and in multipacks containing a variety of other unaffected flavors. The product subject to recall can be identified by the following information that is displayed on the neck of the bottle. All other products made by the Company are not part of this voluntary recall.

Affected product labeling:

Bottle Lot Code Expiration Date on Bottle Expiration Date Bottle UPC Case/Variety Pack UPCs
8064-63 120518 12/5/18 01657195084 016571950866
8065-63 120618 12/6/18   016571950927
8079-63 122018 12/20/18   016571951283
8080-63 122118 12/21/18   016571950866
8087-63 122818 12/28/18   016571953126
8088-63 122918 12/29/18   016571953614
8089-63 123018 12/30/18    
8112-63 012219 01/22/19    
8113-63 012319 01/23/19    
8114-63 012419 01/24/19    
8118-63 012819 01/28/19    
8119-63 012919 01/29/19    
8126-63 020619 02/06/19    
8131-63 021119 02/11/19    
8132-63 021219 02/12/19    
8144-63 022419 02/24/19    
8145-63 022519 02/25/19    
8146-63 022619 02/26/19    
8165-63 031419 03/14/19    
8166-63 031519 03/15/19    
8167-63 031619 03/16/19    

Talking Rain learned of the issue after a small number of customers brought their concerns to the company’s attention. Talking Rain is currently investigating the cause of the issue in collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Consumers who purchased the affected product are advised not to drink it and to call the Talking Rain customer center at 855-201-4333 to receive a coupon to replace their purchase.


Company Contact Information

Consumers:
1-855-201-4333
Media:
Greg Menken
1 616-878-2830

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