Tropicana Orange Juice Recall: Plastic Fragments Hazard
Tropicana recalls specific lots of orange juice due to potential plastic fragments. Check your bottle's lot code and expiration date for safety details.
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One lot of Tropicana orange juice, may have small plastic fragments.
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What happened, in plain English
The Quaker Oats Co is recalling a specific lot of Tropicana 100% Juice because it may contain small plastic fragments. This recall affects cases distributed in Florida, New York, Washington, Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Illinois. Consumers should check their bottles against the identified lot code to determine if they are affected. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/21868-tropicana-orange-juice-recall-plastic-fragments-hazard.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/21868-tropicana-orange-juice-recall-plastic-fragments-hazard · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-2181-2017
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“Tropicana Orange Juice Recall: Plastic Fragments Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/21868-tropicana-orange-juice-recall-plastic-fragments-hazard. Based on FDA recall #F-2181-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2181-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The product may contain small plastic fragments which pose a choking or internal injury hazard if consumed. Ingesting foreign objects like plastic can cause serious physical harm.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased Tropicana 100% Orange Juice in the specified states between the production date and recall date. Individuals with this specific lot code are at risk of ingesting plastic fragments.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for Tropicana 100% JUICE, orange juice From Concentrate with Other Natural Flavors in 24-10 FL OZ (296 mL) bottles. Check the lot code # 030617WL and Use by Date: Sept 02 17 on the packaging.
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Tropicana- Product
Tropicana 100% JUICE, orange juice From Concentrate with Other Natural Flavors, 24-10 FL OZ (296 mL) BOTTLES, (TOTAL- Category
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What to do — step by step
Check Your Bottle
Verify if your Tropicana orange juice bottle has Lot Code # 030617WL and a Use by Date of Sept 02 17.
Stop Consumption
Do not consume the product if it matches the recalled lot code due to the risk of plastic fragments.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 8 states.
FDA distribution: “FL, NY, WA, VA, MS, AR, NC, IL” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 30 days after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
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-2181-2017 (April 10, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2181-2017 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 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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