Grove Fresh Pasteurized Apple Juice from concentrate, 4-ounce cartons, 100 % Pure.

Dairy Maid Dairy, LLC recalled Grove Fresh Pasteurized Apple Juice from concentrate, 4-ounce cartons, 100 % Pure. in a Class I action — the FDA's most serious tier, reserved for products with a reasonable probability of causing serious health consequences or death on Feb 16, 2017.

The FDA listed the reason as an undeclared allergen: "The firm received several customer complaints regarding foreign material in the product. The firm tested seven of the returned product units and found that they were positive for undeclared milk. The product has been recalled due to undeclared milk." Allergen mislabeling is the leading cause of U.S. food recalls, because a missing declaration can trigger a reaction in someone who reads the label and believes the product is safe.

The product reached multiple states, recorded by the FDA as "Geographic areas of distribution: Maryland and Connecticut The firm sold product to 14 of direct account customers. All direct account customers were distributors, schools, prisons, and similar institutions." A multi-state footprint means the same lot can surface in households far from the producer. The recalling firm is based in Frederick, MD. The recall covers N/A of product. The FDA has Terminated this recall (first reported Mar 15, 2017), its final lifecycle state, indicating the agency considers the corrective action resolved. The historical record remains useful for tracking a brand's recall pattern over time.