ALABAMA– Shoppers should check their pantries for certain Great Value fruit cocktail cans recalled over potentially elevated lead levels.

The recall involves 15-ounce cans of Great Value Fruit Cocktail in Fruit Juice from Concentrate sold through Walmart. It covers 1,836 cases containing 24 cans each, or 44,064 cans total.

Pacific Coast Producers initiated the voluntary recall Oct. 1. The FDA classified it as Class II on Oct. 20, according to reporting citing the agency’s enforcement information.

Alabama is among seven distribution states. The others are Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wyoming.

However, the available reports do not identify individual Alabama Walmart stores that received the affected cans. Shoppers should therefore check the product codes on cans they already have.

How to Identify the Recalled Fruit Cocktail

Compare your can with all the following details:

• Product: Great Value Fruit Cocktail in Fruit Juice from Concentrate
• Size: 15 ounces, or 425 grams
• UPC: 078742369570
• Lot code: 6FCB 04 C2263
• Best if used by: SEP 01 2027, or September 1, 2027

The recall identifies this specific product and lot. It does not apply automatically to every Great Value canned fruit product.

What Shoppers Should Do

First, check the product name, size, UPC, lot code, and best-by date against the recalled identifiers.

If your can matches, do not eat the fruit cocktail or serve it to anyone else. Also, do not donate the product or feed it to pets.

Contact Walmart for return and refund instructions before making a trip. If you discard the product instead, wrap it securely before putting it in the trash, following FDA recall guidance.

If the codes are unreadable, set the can aside. Then contact the retailer or manufacturer for help identifying it.

If Someone Has Already Eaten the Product

Lead can affect people of any age. However, the FDA says young children are particularly vulnerable because of their developing brains and smaller body sizes.

If someone has eaten the recalled product and you have concerns about possible lead exposure, contact a healthcare provider. Also, seek medical advice if anyone develops symptoms after eating it.

The FDA’s Class II designation means possible temporary or medically reversible health effects, or a remote probability of serious consequences. However, consumers should still avoid the recalled product.

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