American food and beverage regulators have recalled hundreds of thousands of Starbucks Vanilla Frappuccinos after their distributor warned the drinks could have glass in them.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said 25,200 cases of the caffeinated drink, carrying 12 bottles per case, were recalled starting 28 January after glass was detected inside the 13.7oz bottles. That means officials requested more than 300,000 bottles to be returned.
Starbucks did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Guardian. PepsiCo distributes the popular coffee chain’s beverages.
The expiration dates for the affected bottles are 8 March, 29 May, 4 June and 10 June, all for this year.
Starbucks Vanilla Frappuccinos are not sold in Starbucks stores. But customers can find them at several retail chains across the country, including Walmart, Amazon and Target.
The recall was categorized as class two, meaning the affected product “may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote”, according to the FDA.
The North American Coffee Partnership told Insider that “the removal of these products from the marketplace is currently under way”.
This is the second time since last year that a Starbucks product has been recalled. In August, PepsiCo had to recall 221 cases of Vanilla Espresso Triple Shot drinks in seven states after metal fragments were detected in the products. That recall was labeled class two as well.
