Refresco Beverages US Inc Recall: Product contains inorganic arsenic above action level set in industry guidance (13.2ppb)

🇺🇸 United States

1. August 15, 2024 - Recall initiated
2. August 28, 2024 - Reported by source
3. March 14, 2025 - Recall terminated

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

F-1746-2024

Event ID

95170

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class II

Company

Refresco Beverages US Inc

Product description

Great Value; 8oz Apple Juice in 6 pack; 100% Juice; packaged in 8 oz. PET plastic bottles; UPC 0-78742-29655-5

Quantity

9535 cases

Reason

Product contains inorganic arsenic above action level set in industry guidance (13.2ppb)

Recall initiation date

August 15, 2024

Report date

August 28, 2024

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

March 14, 2025

Distribution pattern

Retail locations in: AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, PR, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV

UPC, lot, and code information

UPC 0-78742-29655-5; Best if Used by DEC2824 CT89-6

Voluntary or mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification method

Letter

Source last updated

Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below

Public Health Trace retrieval date

July 18, 2026 ET

Responsible company: Refresco Beverages US Inc

Other recalls from Refresco Beverages US Inc

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

Distributed No data published

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map

State	Distributed
Alabama	1
Connecticut	1
District of Columbia	1
Delaware	1
Florida	1
Georgia	1
Illinois	1
Indiana	1
Kentucky	1
Massachusetts	1
Maryland	1
Maine	1
Michigan	1
Mississippi	1
North Carolina	1
New Hampshire	1
New Jersey	1
New York	1
Ohio	1
Pennsylvania	1
Puerto Rico	1
Rhode Island	1
South Carolina	1
Tennessee	1
Virginia	1
Vermont	1
West Virginia	1

States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.

Where this information comes from

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No separate FDA public notice was found for this enforcement record. The information below comes from FDA's Recall Enterprise System through openFDA.

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Technical source data

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Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

Frequently asked questions

What does a Class II mean?

A situation in which use of or exposure to a product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious consequences is remote.

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