Food FDA Class III Ongoing Mislabeling
C2O Coconut Water with Pulp (17.5 oz) 15 Pack UPC: 8-50274-00792-8
Tipp Distributors, Inc. dba Novamex Published Mar 18, 2026
Risk level
Class IIIUnlikely to cause harm, but violates labeling or manufacturing rules.
Severity score 35/100
What should you do?
- Check whether you have this product, using the lot codes, UPCs, and dates listed below.
- Do not eat, serve, or sell the affected product.
- Return it to the place of purchase for a refund, or throw it away in a sealed bag so people and animals can’t get to it.
- Contact Tipp Distributors, Inc. dba Novamex or your place of purchase with questions, and see the source record below for full details.
Reason for recall
The outer cardboard box for the canned coconut water has the incorrect Nutrition Facts Panel and Ingredient List, which does not include added sugar (5g per 17.5oz can), while the primary packaging (the can) has the correct Nutrition Facts Panel and Ingredient List.
Affected products (1)
C2O Coconut Water with Pulp (17.5 oz) 15 Pack UPC: 8-50274-00792-8
12,000 Cases
Code info: Expiry 4/3/2027 to 6/5/2027
Affected areas
ArizonaCaliforniaColoradoFloridaIllinoisMichiganMinnesotaMissouriNew JerseyTexasWashington
Timeline
- InitiatedFeb 25, 2026
- PublishedMar 18, 2026
- Recall number
- H-0545-2026
- Agency
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Country
- US
FDA records come from the openFDA food enforcement-report dataset — the agency's full weekly enforcement list. Most entries are not issued as consumer press releases, so they won't appear on fda.gov/recalls or in a web search. The source record link above resolves this exact recall by its number.