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Food recall: Fruit Rush Black Cherry Artificially Flavored Fruit Drink, One Gallon, Plant 06-704
FDA enforcement event 66321 is a food recall by Dean Foods, Inc. of Dallas, TX, initiated 17 Sep 2013 and classified Class III, with 3 product records.
FDA defines Class III as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences. 11% of the 546 food enforcement events initiated in 2013 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 20 Oct 2014. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Dean Foods, Inc. has 7 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Dean Foods, Inc., Dallas, TX.
Reason for recall
"The product has the potential to spoil prematurely."
Distribution
"Products sold to various accounts in Southern California and Arizona only."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0009-2014 | Fruit Rush Black Cherry Artificially Flavored Fruit Drink, One Gallon, Plant 06-704 | Unknown | Class III | Terminated | 30 Oct 2013 |
| F-0010-2014 | Fruit Rush Fruit Punch Artificially Flavored Fruit Drink, One Gallon, Plant 06-704 | Unknown | Class III | Terminated | 30 Oct 2013 |
| F-0011-2014 | Fruit Rush Lemon Lime Artificially Flavored Fruit Drink, One Gallon, Plant 06-704 | Unknown | Class III | Terminated | 30 Oct 2013 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Dean Foods, Inc.
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2020 | Baskin Robbins Mint Chocolate Chip, Ice Cream Sandwiches with Mint Ice Cream, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips & Chocolate Waf | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 25 May 2018 | Baskin Robbins Mint Chocolate Chip | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 29 Sep 2017 | Tampico Tropical Punch packaged in 1 gallon plastic jugs | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 1 Jun 2016 | Meadow Gold Dairy Pure Fresh Half & Half One Quart (946 mL) | Food | Class II | 3 |
| 2 Oct 2015 | Sunkist Frozen Mango Fruit Sorbet Bar 6 x 2.5 FL OZ. (74 mL) Bars/ 15 FL OZ (444 mL) and pint (473 mL) UPC: 51819-00303 | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 26 Feb 2014 | Price Chopper Orange Juice; 100% Pure ORANGE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE; DISTRIBUTED BY THE PRICE CHOPPER, INC., SCHENECTADY | Food | Class I | 4 |
All 7 events for Dean Foods, Inc.
Questions and answers
Why was this food recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "The product has the potential to spoil prematurely."
What does Class III mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Products sold to various accounts in Southern California and Arizona only."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 20 Oct 2014. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.