FDA Warning: Glass found in popular coffee drinks

Pepsico recalls some Starbucks vanilla frappuccino drinks in U.S.

Pepsico Inc recalled more than 25,000 cases of Starbucks chilled coffee drink nationwide after glass was found in some of the bottles, the U.S. Food and Drug administration said in a notice.

The voluntary recall, which was initiated on Jan. 28, covers more than 300,000 bottles of the Starbucks frappuccino vanilla chilled coffee drink, the FDA said.

The FDA classified this as a Class 2 recall, which means the "product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote", according the agency's website.

Distributed nationwide by PepsiCo, the bottles with the following expiration dates have been affected, according to the notice:

Mar. 8th

May 29th

Jun. 4th and 10th

Pepsico did not immediately respond to a request for comment on a Saturday. 

 

 (Reporting by Jose Joseph in Bengaluru; Editing by Alistair Bell)

 

Pepsico recalls some Starbucks vanilla frappuccino drinks in U.S.

Pepsico Inc recalled more than 25,000 cases of Starbucks chilled coffee drink nationwide after glass was found in some of the bottles, the U.S. Food and Drug administration said in a notice.

The voluntary recall, which was initiated on Jan. 28, covers more than 300,000 bottles of the Starbucks frappuccino vanilla chilled coffee drink, the FDA said.

The FDA classified this as a Class 2 recall, which means the "product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote", according the agency's website.

Distributed nationwide by PepsiCo, the bottles with the following expiration dates have been affected, according to the notice:

Mar. 8th

May 29th

Jun. 4th and 10th

Pepsico did not immediately respond to a request for comment on a Saturday. 

 

 (Reporting by Jose Joseph in Bengaluru; Editing by Alistair Bell)