


A nationwide recall was issued for Starbucks Frappuccino Vanilla drinks nationwide due to the bottles possibly containing glass.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notice (pdf), issued on Jan. 28, stated that the chilled coffee drink are sold nationwide and have best by dates of March 8, May 29, June 4, and June 10.
The FDA notice stated that the recall is due to “foreign objects (glass)” in the products.
The recall affects 25,200 cases of select 13.7-ounce Starbucks Frappuccino Vanilla drinks. There are 12 bottles per case, which equals a total of 302,400 individual bottles.
People should not drink them and should return the bottles to the retailer where they purchased them from for a full refund.
PepsiCo, which releases the bottled Starbucks coffee drinks, also announced the recall. A representative of the company told media outlets that the affected products are being removed from the marketplace, and that they “are not sold at Starbucks retail locations.”
“The North American Coffee Partnership is committed to a high level of quality in the products we serve. Delivering a quality experience to our consumers is our top priority and we always act with an abundance of caution whenever a potential concern is raised,” reads the statement made on behalf of the North American Coffee Partnership.
It is a Class II recall, which the FDA defines as a “situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
People can contact consumer relations at 1-800-211-8307 if they have questions. The recall number is F-0352-2023.