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King Orchards Tart Cherry Juice Recall: Incorrect Sugar Labeling

King Orchards recalls Montmorency Tart Cherry Concentrate 100% Juice bottles due to incorrect sugar content listed on Nutrition Facts. Label shows 1g sugar per serving but actual content is 15g per serving.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1054-2019FoodKing Orchards ›
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King Orchards is recalling Montmorency Tart Cherry Concentrate 100% Juice bottles because the Nutrition Facts label incorrectly states 1g of sugar per serving when it actually contains 15g per serving. This labeling error means consumers may be consuming more sugar than advertised. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/17724-king-orchards-tart-cherry-juice-recall-incorrect-sugar-labeling.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/17724-king-orchards-tart-cherry-juice-recall-incorrect-sugar-labeling · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1054-2019

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“King Orchards Tart Cherry Juice Recall: Incorrect Sugar Labeling.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17724-king-orchards-tart-cherry-juice-recall-incorrect-sugar-labeling. Based on FDA recall #F-1054-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1054-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Feb. 12, 2019, that King Orchards is recalling Montmorency Tart Cherry Concentrate 100% Juice due to an incorrect sugar quantity listed in the Nutrition Facts panel. The label states 1g of sugar per serving when the actual amount is 15g.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: King Orchards
  • Product: Montmorency Tart Cherry Concentrate 100% Juice
  • Sizes: 32-oz bottle, 16-oz bottle, 1-oz packet
  • Lot Codes: 18297 (1-oz packets), 1829701 (16-oz bottles), 1900401/1900402/1900403 (32-oz bottles)
  • Best By Dates: May 2020 (packets), Mar 2020 (16-oz bottles), May 2020 (32-oz bottles)

The hazard

The hazard is that the Nutrition Facts panel incorrectly lists the sugar content. The label states there is 1g of sugar per serving, but the product actually contains 15g per serving.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls involving labeling errors include the C2O Coconut Water Recall on Feb. 25, 2026, and Prospector Popcorn Recalls on July 15, 2026.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for 1-oz packets with Lot 18297 (Best by 05/2020), 16-oz bottles with Lot 1829701 (Best by Mar 2020), or 32-oz bottles with Lots 1900401, 1900402, or 1900403 (Best by May 2020).

  • Brand
    King Orchards
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Label

    Look for the lot numbers and best-by dates listed above to identify affected bottles.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 20 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NE, NM, NY, OH, PA, SC, WI, WV.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 6 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Feb 12, 201912. FDA classified it Class II: Feb 22, 201923. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Mar 6, 201934. FDA terminated the recall: Aug 6, 201942019
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  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-1054-2019 (February 12, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1054-2019 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 5, 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.
  • GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official FDA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.
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