Canada: Smirnoff Ice brand alcoholic beverages recalled due to pieces of glass

 Diageo Canada is voluntarily recalling Smirnoff Ice brand alcoholic beverages from the marketplace due to possible glass contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

The following products, sold in glass bottles, were distributed nationally.

Recalled products

Brand Name	Common Name	Size	Code(s) on Product	UPC
Smirnoff Ice	Peach Bellini	330 mL	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 204 L5 231	0 82000 76753 4
Smirnoff Ice	Peach Bellini	4 x 330 mL	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 204 L5 231	0 82000 76754 1
Smirnoff Ice	Peach Bellini	6 (4 x 330 mL)	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 204 L5 231	1 00 82000 76754 8
Smirnoff Ice	Green Apple	330 mL	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 205 L5 232	0 82000 76013 9
Smirnoff Ice	Green Apple	4 x 330 mL	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 205 L5 232	0 82000 76012 2
Smirnoff Ice	Green Apple	6 (4 x 330 mL)	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 205 L5 232	1 00 82000 76012 9
Smirnoff Ice	Raspberry	330 mL	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 205 L5 232	0 82000 76011 5
Smirnoff Ice	Raspberry	4 x 330 mL	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 205 L5 232	0 82000 76010 8
Smirnoff Ice	Raspberry	6 (4 x 330 mL)	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 205 L5 232	1 00 82000 76010 5
Smirnoff Ice	Cranberry & Lime	330 mL	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 205 L5 206 L5 232 L5 233	0 82000 76019 1
Smirnoff Ice	Cranberry & Lime	4 x 330 mL	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 205 L5 206 L5 232 L5 233	0 82000 76018 4
Smirnoff Ice	Cranberry & Lime	6 (4 x 330 mL)	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 205 L5 206 L5 232 L5 233	1 00 82000 76018 1
Smirnoff Ice	Smirnoff Ice	330 mL	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 210 L5 236 L5 237	0 82000 76360 4
Smirnoff Ice	Smirnoff Ice	4 x 330 mL	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 210 L5 236 L5 237	0 82000 75948 5
Smirnoff Ice	Smirnoff Ice	6 (4 x 330 mL)	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 210 L5 236 L5 237	1 00 82000 75948 2
Smirnoff Ice	Smirnoff Ice	12 x 330 mL	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 210 L5 236 L5 237	0 82000 75949 2
Smirnoff Ice	Smirnoff Ice	2 (12 x 330 mL)	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 210 L5 236 L5 237	1 00 82000 75949 9
Smirnoff Ice	Smirnoff Ice	24 x 330 mL	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 210 L5 236 L5 237	0 82000 76360 4
Smirnoff Ice	Watermelon Mimosa	330 mL	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 206 L5 233	0 82000 77350 4
Smirnoff Ice	Watermelon Mimosa	4 x 330 mL	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 206 L5 233	0 82000 77351 1
Smirnoff Ice	Watermelon Mimosa	6 (4 x 330 mL)	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 206 L5 233	1 00 82000 77351 8
Smirnoff Ice	Orange Screwdriver	330 mL	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 206 L5 207 L5 234 L5 235 L5 236	0 82000 76021 4
Smirnoff Ice	Orange Screwdriver	4 x 330 mL	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 206  L5 207 L5 234 L5 235 L5 236	0 82000 76020 7
Smirnoff Ice	Orange Screwdriver	6 (4 x 330 mL)	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 206  L5 207 L5 234 L5 235 L5 236	1 00 82000 76020 4
Smirnoff Ice	Smirnoff Ice Light	330 mL	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 207 L5 233 L5 234	0 82000 76370 3
Smirnoff Ice	Smirnoff Ice Light	4 x 330 mL	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 207 L5 233 L5 234	0 82000 75947 8
Smirnoff Ice	Smirnoff Ice Light	6 (4 x 330 mL)	Bottle codes beginning with  L5 207 L5 233 L5 234	1 00 82000 75947 5
Smirnoff Ice	The Life of the Party Pack	12 x 330 mL	Case codes beginning with  L5 137 L5 139 L5 203 L5 231	0 82000 77352 8
Smirnoff Ice	The Life of the Party Pack	2 (12 x 330 mL)	Case codes beginning with  L5 137 L5 139 L5 203 L5 231	1 00 82000 77352 5

What you should do

Check to see if you have recalled products in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.

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Background

This recall was triggered the company. Diageo Canada is voluntarily recalling the potentially affected products from the marketplace. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.

The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing recalled product from the marketplace.

Illnesses

There have been no reported injuries associated with the consumption of these products.

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