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Ripple Chocolate Nutritious Pea Milk Recall: High Coliforms and Serratia Liquefaciens Risk

Ripple Foods recalls 48oz chocolate pea milk due to high coliforms and Serratia liquefaciens bacteria. Consumers should stop using affected products immediately.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0921-2018FoodRipple Foods ›
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Recalling firmRIPPLE FOODS PBC901 Gilman St, Suite A · Berkeley, CA 94710-1423
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What happened, in plain English

Ripple Foods is recalling their chocolate pea milk because it contains high levels of harmful bacteria. This could cause illness if consumed, so affected customers should stop using the product. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/19607-ripple-chocolate-nutritious-pea-milk-recall-high-coliforms-and-serratia.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/19607-ripple-chocolate-nutritious-pea-milk-recall-high-coliforms-and-serratia · Updated October 7, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0921-2018

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“Ripple Chocolate Nutritious Pea Milk Recall: High Coliforms and Serratia Liquefaciens Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 7, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/19607-ripple-chocolate-nutritious-pea-milk-recall-high-coliforms-and-serratia. Based on FDA recall #F-0921-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0921-2018%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The product contains high levels of coliform bacteria and Serratia liquefaciens, which can cause food poisoning. These bacteria are harmful to human health and may lead to illness if the milk is consumed.

Who’s affected

Anyone who purchased Ripple's chocolate pea milk in the US between April 2018 and the best-by dates listed. People who consume the product are most at risk.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the 48 oz. plastic bottle with the UPC 8 55643 00607 6. Products with lot codes YF17348 (best by 4/13/2018) or YF17349 (best by 4/14/2018) are affected.

  • Brand
    Ripple Foods
  • Product
    ripple Chocolate Nutritious Pea Milk; 48 oz. plastic bottle; 8 g Plant Based Protein 30% Less Sugar than Chocolate
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using Product

    Immediately stop using the recalled chocolate pea milk if you have it.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 3 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: yesIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “Distribution centers in GA, IA, OH.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Georgia, Iowa, Ohio.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Mar 2, 201812. FDA classified it Class II: Mar 15, 201823. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Mar 21, 201834. FDA terminated the recall: May 16, 201842018
  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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What should I do with the recalled product?

Discard the product immediately as it is unsafe to consume.

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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-0921-2018 (March 2, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0921-2018 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 7, 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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