Washington Processor Recalls Bottled Beverage Due to Complaints of Off-Flavor

Talking Rain®, a Washington state based company,  is voluntarily recalling lots of its Sparkling Ice® Cherry Limeade beverage in response to a small number of customer complaints.  The issue was off-taste and off-odor in the recalled product. The Company made the decision to recall the product out of an abundance of caution.

These types of issues are often controlled through an on-site sensory analysis to evaluate each batch of product.   This would represent a quality issue, unlikely to impact safety of the product.

https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm612182.htm
Talking Rain® Voluntarily Recalls Sparkling Ice® Cherry Limeade in Response to Customer Complaints
For Immediate Release
June 28, 2018


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

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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:  https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm612182.htm

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.