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Owned by Pepsico Inc. · 173 products in USDA FoodData Central · as of Oct 29, 2026 · Report an error · Change log

CSWH grade B (70)

Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 69.5549.

Grade by indicator
IndicatorGradeWhat we found
Recalls (40%)B (80)1 Class II (4 points) · 1 event For current recalls see FDA and USDA.
Ingredients (40%)C (59)Tier A: 2 of 173 products (Brominated vegetable oil (BVO)) · A (94) (25%)
Tier B: 155 of 173 products (FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)) · F (0) (15%) · products
FDA warning letters (20%)B (70)1 letter to the owner Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026.

Shown, not graded: recall reasons (1 undeclared allergen) · IARC notes (0 products) · FDA dye pledge: Complete.

Recalls, Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026

  1. Class II, Sep 25, 2026 · Undeclared allergen · FDA event 99991

    • 28 oz. Gatorade Lemon Lime, Gatorade Lemon Lime Zero, Gatorade Orange, and Gatorade Orange Zero.

      Reason (FDA's words)
      Undeclared Yellow No. 6 and/or Yellow No. 5
      Code information
      Lot 091026 DL - JUN 07 27; Lot 091126 DL - JUN 08 27; Lot 072226 DT - APR 18 27; Lot 072426 TL - APR 20 27; Lot 073126 TL - APR 27 27; Lot 072926 TL - APR 25 27; Lot 073026 TL - APR 25 27; Lot 081026 TL - MAY 07 27; Lot 082126 OA - APR 18 27; Lot 080126 DL - APR 28 27; Lot 082026 DL - MAY 17 27; Lot 083126 DT - JUN 07 27; Lot 082526 KM - MAY 22 27; Lot 090426 KM - JUN 01 27; Lot 072726 TL - APR 23 27
      Recalling firm
      Pepsico Inc
      Dates
      Recall started Sep 25, 2026; classified Oct 2, 2026
      Status
      Ongoing (status reported by FDA at classification)
      How we matched it
      matched by recalling firm (name) and brand name

      FDA record H-0009-2027: openFDA · Report an error

2 recall events by Pepsico Inc. name no brand, so they are on the owner's page, not counted here.

Store-brand and co-packer recalls count on a brand only when a UPC in the recall matches one of its products.

Ingredients on our watch list

Products (155)

Labels change: each row shows the date of its FoodData Central record. A brand that has changed a recipe can report it with "Report an error".

FDA warning letters to Pepsico Inc., Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026

FDA notes that later events may have changed the regulatory status of what a letter discusses.

FDA dye pledge: Complete

PepsiCo, Inc.: New Cheetos® and Doritos® products

Source: FDA's tracker of food industry dye pledges

Shown, not graded: a completed pledge already shows up as fewer dyes in the ingredients.