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Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published July 8, 2023

PepsiCo Lipton Diet Green Tea Citrus Recall: Undeclared Aspartame Risk

PepsiCo recalls 24-pack of Lipton Diet Green Tea Citrus bottles due to undeclared aspartame and missing phenylketonurics warning. Consumers should check UPC #0-12000-01722-3.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1286-2023FoodPepsiCo ›
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Recalling firmPepsico Inc700 Anderson Hill Rd · Purchase, NY 10577-1401
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PepsiCo is recalling 24-pack of Lipton Diet Green Tea Citrus bottles because they contain undeclared aspartame and lack a phenylketonurics warning label. This affects people with phenylketonuria (PKU) who need to avoid aspartame. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/10704-pepsico-lipton-diet-green-tea-citrus-recall-undeclared-aspartame-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/10704-pepsico-lipton-diet-green-tea-citrus-recall-undeclared-aspartame-risk · Updated August 17, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1286-2023

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“PepsiCo Lipton Diet Green Tea Citrus Recall: Undeclared Aspartame Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/10704-pepsico-lipton-diet-green-tea-citrus-recall-undeclared-aspartame-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1286-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1286-2023%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on July 8, 2023, that PepsiCo Inc. is recalling Lipton Diet Green Tea Citrus due to undeclared aspartame and a missing Phenylketonurics warning. The recall affects 24-packs of 16.9-ounce bottles distributed in Indiana, Tennessee, Ohio, and Kentucky.

How to tell if you have it

  • Lipton Diet Green Tea Citrus, 24 pack of 16.9floz bottles
  • UPC # 0-12000-01722-3
  • Best by Date SEP 17 2023

The hazard

The product lacks a Phenylketonurics warning on the immediate container and contains undeclared aspartame. The FDA classified this as a Class III recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show PepsiCo Inc has 13 other recalls on record since March 14, 2018. Other recent recalls of similar products include Lipton Green Tea Citrus Recall (September 17, 2025) and Pepsico Recalls Root Beer Cans Due to Sugar Labeling Error (March 22, 2024). Additional similar recalls include Schweppes Zero Sugar Ginger Ale Caffeine Free Recall (March 9, 2024), Domino Foods Sodexo Stars Saccharin Pink Packets Recall (January 13, 2026), Wawa Diet Iced Tea Lemon Pint Recall (April 2, 2026), and 7up Tropical Recall (August 20, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the UPC code 0-12000-01722-3 on the bottle. The product is a 24-pack of 16.9 fl oz Lipton Diet Green Tea Citrus bottles with a best by date of September 17, 2023.

  • Brand
    PepsiCo
  • Product
    Lipton Diet Green Tea Citrus, 24 pack of 16.9floz bottles. UPC # 0-12000-01722-3
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Details

    Look for the UPC code 0-12000-01722-3 on the bottle to confirm it's part of the recall.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 4 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “IN, TN, OH, KY” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 45 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jul 8, 202312. FDA classified it Class III: Jul 18, 202323. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Jul 26, 202334. FDA terminated the recall: Aug 22, 202342023
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class III
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-1286-2023 (July 8, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1286-2023 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 17, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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