Why Did Coca-Cola Recall Thousands Of ‘Zero Sugar’ Lemonade Bottles In USA? 

In an utterly shocking case, Coca-Cola has recalled 13,000 12-packs of Minute Maid Zero Sugar Lemonade in the USA. Read on to know what was the reason behind the voluntary recall of the pulpy lemonade drink in the USA, a move that has shocked plenty.

Coca-Cola Recalled Thousands Of Minute Maid Zero Sugar Lemonade Cans

According to USA Today, around 13,153 cases, each consisting of 12 cans of Minute Maid Lemonade, labelled as zero sugar formula were recalled. This is because while the cans and the box had a zero sugar labelling, they actually contained regular Minute Maid Lemonade with the full sugar content. Minute Maid is an American beverage brand that usually sells pulpy orange juice and lemonade. Its parent company is Coca-Cola.

A regular can of Minute Made Lemonade consists of 150 calories, made up of 42g of carbs and 40g of sugar. While a can of Minute Maid Zero Sugar Lemonade contains just 5 calories; 2g of carbs and 0g of sugar. So, the amount of sugar in both the lemonade is substantially different. The Zero Sugar drink was created for the health-conscious and diabetics. So, having the target group accidentally consume the regular lemonade due to mislabelling, is a disaster Coca-Cola was determined to avoid.

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Mislabelling Mishap Could Have Endangered Lives Of Diabetics

In September, Coca-Cola started voluntarily recalling the mislabeled product. The wrongly labelled Minute Maid Lemonade products were shipped to Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. The cans were recalled and Coca-Cola said in a statement that no impacted product remained in the market. Moreover, the American brand announced that it had completed all recall activities in the market.

The mislabelling posed a massive health risk to people suffering from health issues like diabetes. Initiated on September 10, the recall affected products shipped to the retail stores situated in the above-mentioned American cities. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classified this recall as a Class II. This means that it involved a health hazard situation.

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Coca-Cola has since then confirmed that the affected products aren’t available in the market. And if customers are in possession, then they will be entitled to a full refund and have been asked to discard them first.

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