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More than 19,000 cases of Dr Pepper Zero recalled over "serious health risk" because it contained actual Dr Pepper
Not The Bee ^ | June 11, 2025 | Staff

Posted on 06/11/2025 11:34:19 AM PDT by Red Badger

If you're anything like me, you saw this headline and immediately your heart dropped.

19,000 cases, 12 and 24 packs, of Dr Pepper completely down the drain! Oh! The humanity! Also, it's apparently dangerous to drink.

On May 23, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Dr Pepper issued a voluntary recall on 19,203 12-pack and 24-pack cases of 12-ounce cans of Dr Pepper Zero Sugar.

Oh, thank goodness! It's just the Zero Sugar version of Dr Pepper and not the truly good stuff. Crisis averted. Unless you drink it, of course, then the crisis is just beginning.

Then, on Thursday, the FDA's recall was upgraded to Class II, which the organization describes as a 'situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.'

So, now I've gotta know - and so do you - what is the serious and dangerous defect in these Dr Pepper Zero Sugars? What is this poison that was sent out by mistake?

Although the cans, produced by Jacksonville, Florida-based Pepsi Beverages Company, were labeled 'zero sugar,' they were found to contain the full amount of sugar that is in a regular can, which is around 39 grams.

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If a person with diabetes eats too much sugar, it can lead to hyperglycemia, which is a condition where blood sugar levels become dangerously high, resulting in symptoms such as increased thirst and blurred vision.

According to the Cleveland Clinic, if hyperglycemia is left untreated, it can develop into diabetes-related ketoacidosis (DKA), which can be fatal.

WHAT?

I have now returned to my original state of despair! 19,000 cases of Dr Pepper -THE GOOD STUFF - down the drain because of a packaging error!

The recalled cans have the product code XXXXRS05165 with a 'best by' date of February 16, 2026. The soda was only distributed to retailers in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina ...

Customers who have purchased the affected Dr Pepper cans are urged to return the product to where they were purchased in exchange for a full refund or to throw them away.

NO! DO NOT DO THAT! SEND THEM TO ME!

My address is: [Redacted by a Not the Bee editor with good sense]


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1 posted on 06/11/2025 11:34:19 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Not the Bee reports on not Not the Pepper!


2 posted on 06/11/2025 11:37:42 AM PDT by xp38
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To: Red Badger

It’s only three states. If it were the whole country it would be bad.


3 posted on 06/11/2025 11:38:34 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: xp38

Dr Pepper Zero isn’t that bad tasting. Looks like they could just relabel the cans..................


4 posted on 06/11/2025 11:39:18 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

I’d think anyone could tell just by tasting it. After I got used to diet soda, I couldn’t drink the ‘real’ stuff anymore; too syrupy sweet.


5 posted on 06/11/2025 11:41:59 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

Seems to me that the ‘syrupy’ taste comes from the High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) they use in today’s soft drinks instead of real sugar. Soft drinks prior to about 1968 or so didn’t have that consistency.....................


6 posted on 06/11/2025 11:45:48 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

I drink A&W Zero Root Beer... If it isn’t ‘zero’ I can tell pretty quickly... Regular root beer contains 45% sugar.


7 posted on 06/11/2025 11:47:52 AM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Red Badger

“You trying to make me mad? I said Dr. Pepper, this is Mr. Pibb. Only assholes drink Mr. Pibb. Well, drink up”.


8 posted on 06/11/2025 11:48:45 AM PDT by kawhill ( Just trying to make conscious decisions, unconsciously)
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To: jerod

I drink it too. It’s darn good.


9 posted on 06/11/2025 11:49:09 AM PDT by sheana
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To: Red Badger

I just requested closure for a Class I recall at my work. FDA may deny it because 3 parts were lost by the hospital. We made repeated trips onsite to try to help locate them, but no juice....so now I may be stuck keeping the recall open due to the hospitals inability to keep track of their stuff....

I find this one funny in light of my own circumstances :)


10 posted on 06/11/2025 11:50:30 AM PDT by reed13k
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To: Red Badger

Hate Dr Pepper and fake sugar products so I’m good.


11 posted on 06/11/2025 11:53:25 AM PDT by CaptainK ("No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up” )
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To: Jamestown1630

I always gagged on any diet drink.

The only one I could halfway tolerate was diet Canada Dry ginger ale. A few sips was my limit.


12 posted on 06/11/2025 11:54:16 AM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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To: Red Badger

Everyone be a Pepper.

https://youtu.be/gQPN3UKQM-U?si=wC8d_PZBgYs4xPRQ


13 posted on 06/11/2025 11:55:48 AM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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To: Red Badger

No, they didn’t; but even the ‘real sugar’ Mexican Coke from the ethnic store is too sweet for me now.


14 posted on 06/11/2025 11:56:52 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: reed13k

Did yet ANOTHER gold Rolex get sewn back up in someone after a spleen removal operation? ;)

Maybe it was a Junior Mint? LOL!


15 posted on 06/11/2025 11:56:53 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: kawhill

Coca-cola dropped the ‘Mr.’...It is now called “Pibb Xtra”.............


16 posted on 06/11/2025 11:58:50 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Jamestown1630

I wish they would bring back Cyclamates. Diet drinks used to actually taste good...............


17 posted on 06/11/2025 12:00:40 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Jamestown1630

There are now a number of regional brand sodas that use only cane sugar.

I don’t drink more than 2-3 a year. But when I do, it’s with real sugar. Major flavor difference.


18 posted on 06/11/2025 12:02:53 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there)
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To: Red Badger

Dr Pepper Zero Sugar

Ingredients:
Carbonated Water,
Color (Caramel E150d),
Flavorings
Including Caffeine, Phosphoric Acid,
Sweeteners (Aspartame, Acesulfame K),
Preservative (Potassium Sorbate).


19 posted on 06/11/2025 12:05:38 PM PDT by dennisw (💯🇺🇸 Truth is Hate to those who Hate the Truth. 🇺🇸💯)
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To: Jamestown1630

I drink coke zero; it tastes nothing like diet coke. To me, it tastes like the real deal.


20 posted on 06/11/2025 12:06:29 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing)
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