Food recall: Cool Tropics Rips Slush, Sour Apple Flavored 100% Juice No artificial colors or flavors, Juice from Concentrate 4 fl…
Class II FDA enforcement event 68773. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Manufacturing Solutions International is recalling Cool Tropics Rips Slush, Sour Apple Flavored drinks with the listed BEST BY DATES because finished product laboratory results revealed spoilage type of bacteria and yeasts. The product was released prior to receiving the test results.
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
Manufacturing Solutions International started this food recall on 25 Jun 2014. The firm address in the FDA record is in Portage, IN. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 68773 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 20 Aug 2014. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 19 Sep 2014.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Product was shipped to the following states: CA, CO, TX, PA, NC, FL, and TN.
Recalling firm
Manufacturing Solutions International, Portage, IN.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
3 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-2326-2014 | Cool Tropics Rips Slush, Sour Apple Flavored 100% Juice No artificial colors or flavors, Juice from Concentrate 4 fl oz, (118 mL), Contains: Water, Apple Juice Concentrate***Manufactured in USA for Tropical Paradise, Inc., www.cool-tropics.com DO NOT MICROWAVE" UPC Code 9 76017 00310 1 | 502 cases of 5-15-15M1 and 5-16-15M1 | Class II | Terminated | 20 Aug 2014 |
| F-2327-2014 | Cool Tropics Rips Slush, Blue Raspberry Flavored 100% Juice No artificial colors or flavors, Juice from Concentrate 4 fl oz, (118 mL), Contains: Water, Apple Juice Concentrate***Manufactured in USA for Tropical Paradise, Inc., www.cool-tropics.com DO NOT MICROWAVE" | 259 cases of 5-16-15M1 and 84 cases of 5-19-15M1 | Class II | Terminated | 20 Aug 2014 |
| F-2328-2014 | Cool Tropics Rips Slush, Cherry LimeadeFlavored 100% Juice No artificial colors or flavors, Juice from Concentrate 4 fl oz, (118 mL),Manufactured in USA for Tropical Paradise, Inc., www.cool-tropics.com DO NOT MICROWAVE | 80 cases | Class II | Terminated | 20 Aug 2014 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2014
- 573
- Share of these events in Class II
- 41%
- Product records in this event
- 3
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-2326-2014The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 68773. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/68773/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Product was shipped to the following states: CA, CO, TX, PA, NC, FL, and TN.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 68773?
- The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
502 cases of 5-15-15M1 and 5-16-15M1
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2014 have the same class?
- 41% of the 573 food events that started in 2014 are in Class II.