Recall Register

Food recall: Apple Cider: Ricker Hill Orchards Apple Cider 1/2 GAL (64 FL OZ) 1.89 LITERS; NORTHLAND APPLES Pure SWEET MAINE CIDER…

Class II FDA enforcement event 74872. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Product contains patulin at levels higher than the FDA established limit of 50 ppb.

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

Ricker Hill Orchards started this food recall on 4 Aug 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Turner, ME. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 74872 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 14 Sep 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 5 Oct 2016.

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.

FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on . openFDA export of .

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

ME

Recalling firm

Ricker Hill Orchards, Turner, ME.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

2 product records in the event.

FDA event 74872: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
F-2095-2016Apple Cider: Ricker Hill Orchards Apple Cider 1/2 GAL (64 FL OZ) 1.89 LITERS; NORTHLAND APPLES Pure SWEET MAINE CIDER 1 QUART 947.2ML, UPC: 074613 70009 1 and NORTHLAND APPLES Pure SWEET MAINE CIDER 12 FL. OZ. 355.2 ML, UPC: 0 74613 600091,391 gallons (total for all products)Class IITerminated14 Sep 2016
F-2096-2016Ricker Hill Orchards Cran-Breeze, 1/2 GAL (64 FL OZ) 1.89 LITERS Produced by Ricker Hill Orchards, Turner, ME 042821,391 gallons (total for all recalled products)Class IITerminated14 Sep 2016

openFDA, about the status: FDA does not update the status of a recall after the recall has been classified according to its level of hazard. As such, the status of a recall (open, completed, or terminated) will remain unchanged after published in the Enforcement Reports. Source: openFDA, Drug Recall Enforcement Reports, Disclaimer.

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Food events that started in 2016
799
Share of these events in Class II
43%
Product records in this event
2
Events of the firm on the register
1

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 74872. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/74872/. 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: ME
What quantity of product is in FDA event 74872?
The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 1,391 gallons (total for all products)
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many food recalls of 2016 have the same class?
43% of the 799 food events that started in 2016 are in Class II.