A recall first initiated on March 6, 2025 by Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, LLC, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Coca-Cola Original Taste 12 fl oz cans due to contamination for plastic remains ongoing. Food contaminated with foreign objects, like plastic, has the potential to cause severe harm, including choking, injury, illness, damage to teeth and tongue, or even death.
Background
No press release was issued for this recall. How the presence of plastic was discovered in the recalled item was not announced.
This is classified as a Class II recall, meaning that consumption of the product has the possibility of causing temporary or reversible adverse health consequences or a smaller chance of serious problems.
Distribution
The affected product was distributed in Illinois and Wisconsin only.
Product Details
- Product – Coca Cola Original Taste
- Size – 12 fl oz (355 mL)
- Packaging – Can
- UPC Code
- Can – 0 49000-00634 6
- 12 pack cans – 0 49000-02890
- Other Codes
- Date Code – SEP2925MDA
- Time Stamp – 1100-1253
- Quantity Recalled – 864 x 12 count packs (10,368 cans)
Consumer Action
Consumers should search their homes to see if they have the recalled product.
As with all food recalls, consumers are strongly advised to discontinue use of the affected product even if it looks or smells safe to eat or if there are no visible signs of contamination by foreign objects. Foreign material embedded in the recalled products may be too small to be seen by the human eye.
Anyone in possession of the recalled products should not sell, serve, donate, or distribute them.
Consumers in possession of the recalled products should contact the place of purchase to ask if they can be returned for a refund. Otherwise the recalled items should be disposed of immediately.
Health Risks
The recall notice did not say if there has been any reports of injuries in connection with the consumption of the impacted products.
Any consumer who has been exposed to the affected products, and is experiencing sickness or injury, should contact their medical provider immediately.
Food contaminated with foreign material has the potential to cause severe harm, including choking, injury, illness, damage to teeth, gums, tongue, throat, mouth, stomach, and intestines or even death in most people. Infants, the elderly, and recent surgery patients could also be at extreme risk of serious injury.
Commenting on this article, the nation’s leading food poisoning lawyer said, “Any food that is contaminated with foreign material is potentially dangerous. However since this product is packaged in a can consumers cannot see inside making consumption especially risky. Any consumer with the affected product should throw them out right away.”