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S. Martinelli & Co
FDA recall F-0195-2016 · Class II · reported 2015-11-25 · Terminated
- Product
- Martinelli's Gold Medal Sparkling Cider, 8.4 oz glass bottles; Packed in 12 pack, UPC 0 41244 00256; item number 12256; 4/6 packs, Tray UPC 0 41244-99932 3, item number 46256; 6 pack Retail UPC 0 41244 46256 8. Single 8.4 oz. bottle, UPC 041244 00256 6
- Reason
- Potential for glass fragments in 8.4 oz. bottles of four varieties of sparkling cider.
- Quantity
- 166,804 trays of 12 packs, 31,939 trays of 4-6 packs
- Distribution
- US and Japan, Virgin Islands, India, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Panama, Aruba, Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad/Tobago, Dominican Republic, US Virgin Islands, Columbia, American Samoa, Curacao, Guam, Grand Cayman Islands, St. Croix, St. Marten, St. Thomas and Fiji. Shipments to Costco in Japan, and to India and Fiji, were made to a distributor, Otis McAllister, Inc., 300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, suite 400, Oakland, CA 94612, which then sold the product to the retailer in those countries.
- Firm location
- CA, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Recall started
- 2015-10-15
- Terminated
- 2017-05-01
- Code info
- 12 pack:Best Before dates include 03/05/2018 to 04/11/2018. 6 pack Best Befroe dates include 3/02/2018 to 04/15/2018.
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.