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Coca-Cola Company (The)
FDA recall F-2643-2016 · Class II · reported 2016-10-12 · Terminated
- Product
- Diet Dr Pepper, 12 oz. can/24 pack, UPC 078000083132; Diet Dr Pepper, 12 oz. can/6 pack, UPC N/A; Diet Dr Pepper, 12 oz. can/20 pack, UPC 078000083095; Dr Pepper, 12 oz. can/6 pack, UPC N/A; Dr Pepper , 12 oz. can/ 20 pack, UPC 078000082098; Dr Pepper 12 oz. can/ 12 pack, UPC 078000082166; Dr Pepper, 12 oz. can/24 pack, UPC 078000082135
- Reason
- In a small percentage of the cans, when opened, the oval covering for the hole, which normally is pushed down into the can, instead opens upward. This produces a loud "pop" sound. Recall initiated on 4/29/16.
- Quantity
- 14,168 cases total
- Distribution
- AZ, OR, & WA
- Firm location
- GA, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Recall started
- 2016-04-29
- Terminated
- 2017-02-16
- Code info
- Date Code/Lot Code - UPC 078000083132 - JUL1116TRD; UPC N/A - JUL1116TRC & JUL116TRC; UPC 078000083095 - JUL1116TRC; UPC N/A - JAN0917TRD; UPC 078000082098 - JAN0917TRD; UPC 078000082166 - JAN0917TRD & JAN0917TRE; UPC 078000082135 - JAN0917TRD
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.