Vintage Roots Root Beer Syrup recall
Recalled by Vintage Roots LLC · Conrad, MT, United States
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Unapproved food additive: sassafras bark.
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What was recalled
Vintage Roots Root Beer Syrup, packaged in glass bottle. Net Wt. 8oz. (236.6 mL). Distributed by Vintage Roots, PO Box 12, Brady, MT 59416. The product label declares: Ingredients: Filtered Water, Pure Cane Sugar, Sassafras Bark, Burdock Roots, Wild Cherry Bark, Molasses, Fresh Lemon Juice, Star Anise, Coriander Seeds, Whole Clove, Wintergreen Extract (no alcohol).
Quantity: 7 bottles
Lot codes, dates and UPCs
A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.
Lot Code: 051626-1 Use By May 2027
Where it was sold
Montana
FDA's distribution note: Distributed in MT only
Check the codes, then return or discard. Class II means eating it may cause temporary or reversible health problems. If your package matches the recalled codes, do not eat it - return it to the store or throw it away. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.
- Recalling firm
- Vintage Roots LLC
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recall initiated
- Jun 13, 2026
- In FDA report of
- Jul 29, 2026
- Terminated
- Jul 28, 2026
- FDA recall number
- H-1177-2026 · event 99354
- Official record
- FDA enforcement report search