PepsiCo Recalled Nearly 70,000 Bottles of This Popular Drink Over Label Mix-Up

Pepsico Inc. recalled nearly 70,000 bottles of Lipton tea during a labeling error, According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The flavor of green tea citrus of the brand, which contains 25 grams (g) of sugar per bottle, has been wrongly put in bottles labeled like a bay mixed with food green tea, which is supposed to be sugar without.

The incorrectly labeled bottles were then placed in 12 packs with the label of green tea citrus.

Here’s how to know if your tea can be affected.

Remined tea can be identified by the following information:

• Product description: Lipton Green Tea Citrus (16.9 oz.) In bottles wrongly labeled Lipton Diet with green tea mixed bays
• Outdoor packaging: Lipton green tea citrus (12 pack)
• Date of sale: December 1, 2025
• Product code: HHMM DW 08035
• Affected case: 2,854

According to the opinion of the FDA, each case contains two tea packs, which means In total, 68,496 bottles are under reminder.

The recalled products were distributed in the following states:

• Arizona
• Colorado
• New Mexico
• Utah
• Texas
• Kansas
• Nebraska
• Oklahoma
• Wyoming
• South Dakota

Due to the packaging error, The bottles of individual green tea citrus fruits are labeled like mixed berries of diet, but they are not without sugar – they actually contain 25 g of sugar.

Sugar content errors pose a Special risk for people with diabetes which must monitor their blood sugar. An incorrect sugar label could cause hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) or hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), which can quickly become dangerous if it is not treated.

Pepsico launched the tea recall on September 17. On October 2, the FDA updated the recall and gave it the Second highest level of risk, class II, This means that consumption of tea “can cause undesirable consequences on temporary or medically reversible health or when the probability of serious harmful consequences on health is distant.”

The recall is still in progress.

The FDA did not provide specific instructions for this recall. However, as a class II reminder, The safest option is not to drink the tea recalled and to launch it or return it instead– Especially if you or a loved one suffer from diabetes or concerns you with sugar intake.