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Suja Life LLC Recall: Firm was notified by supplier of an unapproved herbicide in raw material, flax, that was used in their juice product.
🇺🇸 United States
TerminatedClass II
Company
Suja Life LLC
Product
Suja Organic Berry Zest Fruit + Veggie Smoothie, 12 oz. UPC…
Recall date
February 13, 2020
Terminated
June 9, 2020
Source
FDA
Reason for recall
Firm was notified by supplier of an unapproved herbicide in raw material, flax, that was used in their juice product.
- Recall initiated
- Reported by source
- Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description
UPC
Quantity
Lot / code information
Suja Organic Berry Zest Fruit + Veggie Smoothie, 12 oz. UPC: 81861702234
81861702234
7660 bottles
Best By Dates: 02/18/20, 03/05/20, 03/13/20, 03/23/20, 04/14/20
Distribution
One consignee with distribution centers in CA
NJ
GA
FL
NC
TX
IN
OH
MA
WI
CO
MI
VI
MN
PA
IA
NH
MD
IL
NY
MA and retail locations throughout the United States.
Official source record
Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0769-2020
Event ID
84984
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
Suja Life LLC
Product description
Suja Organic Berry Zest Fruit + Veggie Smoothie, 12 oz. UPC: 81861702234
Quantity
7660 bottles
Reason
Firm was notified by supplier of an unapproved herbicide in raw material, flax, that was used in their juice product.
Recall initiation date
February 13, 2020
Report date
February 26, 2020
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
June 9, 2020
Distribution pattern
One consignee with distribution centers in CA, NJ, GA, FL, NC, TX, IN, OH, MA, WI, CO, MI, VI, MN, PA, IA, NH, MD, IL, NY, MA and retail locations throughout the United States.
UPC, lot, and code information
UPC 81861702234; Best By Dates: 02/18/20, 03/05/20, 03/13/20, 03/23/20, 04/14/20
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Letter
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
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Other products recalled under this same event
This recall shares FDA event ID 84984 with 3 other product
entries in Public Health Trace.
FDA Recall🇺🇸 United StatesTerminatedTerminated: June 9, 2020Historical recordClass II
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Product
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Distributed
No data published
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county-level or point-level precision.
Distribution map
State
Distributed
California
1
New Jersey
1
Georgia
1
Florida
1
North Carolina
1
Texas
1
Indiana
1
Ohio
1
Massachusetts
1
Wisconsin
1
Colorado
1
Michigan
1
U.S. Virgin Islands
1
Minnesota
1
Pennsylvania
1
Iowa
1
New Hampshire
1
Maryland
1
Illinois
1
New York
1
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