Tejal Somvanshi
Is there a can of Great Value fruit cocktail in your pantry? Check it today. The Great Value fruit cocktail recall covers a 15 oz can distributed by Walmart Inc. for potential contamination with elevated levels of lead, and the FDA record lists two lot codes. Here is how to tell whether yours is one of them, and what to do if it is.
The Great Value fruit cocktail recall involves Great Value Fruit Cocktail in Fruit Juice from Concentrate, sold in a 15 oz (425 g) can with UPC 078742369570. The recalling firm is Pacific Coast Producers. Walmart Inc., of Bentonville, AR, distributes the product. The company began the recall on 1 October 2026. The FDA added it to its Enforcement Report on 20 October 2026 and classified it Class II. The recall covers 1,836 cases of 24 units, or 44,064 cans, for potential contamination with elevated levels of lead. The FDA record lists lot codes 6FCB and C2263.
If the 15 oz can in your pantry is Great Value Fruit Cocktail, check its UPC and lot code. If the UPC is 078742369570 and the lot code is 6FCB or C2263, do not eat it. The FDA classes this recall Class II, which means moderate risk, with serious harm unlikely. Do not pass the can to a food bank or anyone else. Do not eat it; return it or throw it away.
How to check your can
Start with the UPC, which must read 078742369570. Then read the lot code and look for 6FCB or C2263. Both details must match the recall before a can is in scope. The company began the recall on 1 October, but the FDA did not add it to the Enforcement Report until 20 October. That 19-day gap is a date sequence only. The FDA lists the action under recall number H-0167-2027 and Event ID 100125, so readers can search the Enforcement Report for either number and compare the entry with the codes above.
Karmactive has covered a separate lead recall before. Readers can compare this one with our earlier report on Lior ground cinnamon, which also involved lead. Both stories concern lead found in a food product, so the earlier report gives useful context for this one.
What lot codes are affected by the Great Value fruit cocktail recall? The FDA record lists two lot codes: 6FCB and C2263. Both apply to Great Value Fruit Cocktail in Fruit Juice from Concentrate, sold in a 15 oz (425 g) can with UPC 078742369570. Pacific Coast Producers is the recalling firm, and Walmart Inc. distributes the product. The recall covers 44,064 cans. The FDA added it to its Enforcement Report on 20 October 2026 and classified it Class II.
To recap, compare the UPC 078742369570 with lot codes 6FCB and C2263. If both match, do not eat the can; return it or throw it away. The FDA may expand the lot codes; the current record lists 6FCB and C2263. Until then, the UPC and the two lot codes are the details to match against the can.
