Drink Mixer Recall as Safety Warning Issued

A drinks company has recalled several fruit-flavored mixes due to what it calls a "potential safety concern."

Urban River Spirits issued a voluntary recall on Tuesday, taking several of its products off shelves, including its blackberry and lime, raspberry lemon and pear-tini mixers, as well as its peach spritzer and spicy cool-aid, among others.

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The company said it made the move due to a batch of the mixes having been produced at an "unlicensed and uninspected facility," stating that meant "product safety is undetermined due to potential under-processing."

This means that the products may not have gone through the full processes necessary to ensure they meet safety standards.

According to the announcement, if any of the items listed below were purchased on or before July 2, they should not be consumed. Instead, the item should be disposed of or returned to the company in Forest Grove, Oregon, for a full refund.

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Urban River Spirits said that its "goal is to have testing completed swiftly and timely."

The company said that it had not yet heard of any "illnesses related to these products."

The recall applies to the following products in 750ml glass bottles:

• Blackberry and Lime Mixer
• Life's A Peach Spritzer
• Rasberry Lemon Mixer
• Pear-Tini Mixer
• Spicy Cool-aid: Jalapeno & Watermelon
• Peppered Peach Bliss
• Keep It Spicy Pear & Jalapeno Mixer
• Spicy Orange and Mago Fusion
• Cafe Caramel Delight
• Velvet Cocoa and Caramel
• Lush Lavender & Wildberry Spritz
• Sunkissed Lavender & Lemon
• Rasberry & Peach Melody
• Summer Sunset Strawberry and Peach
• Tropical Lime & Coconut
• Tropical Blackberry
• Watermelon Lemonade Splash
• Lemon Drop Mixer
• Ruby-Red Grapefruit Mixer
• Cinnamon Infused Simple Syrup
• Vanilla Infused Simple Syrup
• Maple Infused Simple Syrup
• Brown Sugar Simple Syrup

The announcement comes after a number of products were recalled in June by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) at the Department of Agriculture.

Some of the recalls included:

• Fresh Start Produce Sales Inc.'s whole cucumbers due to fears of possible Salmonella contamination
• UBC Food Distributors' Strawberry Rhubarb Bakewell Tart sold March 22-June 3 in Oregon and Washington due to undeclared almonds
• Two batches of HomeoCare Laboratories Inc.'s Homeopathic StellaLife Oral Care Products produced in 2024 due to evidence of microbial contamination
• ADM Animal Nutrition's animal food for brands such as Grostrong, MoorMan's, MaxLean, Roughage Buster, Pen Pals, Patriot, Goat Power, Juniorglo, Rack Plus and Seniorglo.
• Suntegrity Skincare's Suntegrity Impeccable Skin Sunscreen Foundation (Multiple Shades) lots 107IV, 107NU, 109NU, 117BU, 113SA, 114SA, 106BR, and 101MO - because of a higher than acceptable mold count.

You can see a full list of each item recalled in June here.

A number of items which are usually popular for Fourth of July barbecues and other parties in the U.S. have also been recalled.

These include salad items, ice cream brands and other condiments such as pepper. You can see a full list here.