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FDA recall, , Moderate risk

El Mexicano Horchata Drinks

Bulk Horchata Powder has undeclared milk.

What happened

Marquez Brothers International, Inc. of Fresno, California, recalled El Mexicano agua fresca de horchata Instant Horchata Drink, Bulk Horchata Powder 3951, and El Mexicano horchata casera Instant Horchata Drink because they contain undeclared milk. The company began the recall on April 7, 2026, and the FDA added it to its Enforcement Report on April 23, 2026. The products were distributed domestically in 29 states and internationally to Canada and Japan.

What to do

We don't have product-specific instructions for this recall. FDA's general advice for food recalls:

  1. Return it to the store where you bought it, or throw it away.
  2. Don't give it to anyone else, such as a food bank, or to a pet.

Is yours affected?

3 products

Match the lot code and UPC listed under your product.

A UPC is the number printed under a barcode.

  1. El Mexicano agua fresca de horchata Instant Horchata Drink Net wt 12oz (340g) Ingredients: *** Milk Substitute (WHEY *** Lactose ***

    UPC
    • 042743190204
    Lot code
    • HR02324
  2. Bulk Horchata Powder 3951 (100547) 1/25 Horchata

    UPC
    • 042743-19015-0
    Lot code
    • HR02224
  3. El Mexicano horchata casera Instant Horchata Drink Net wt 14oz (396g) Ingredients: *** Milk Substitute (WHEY *** Lactose ***

    UPC
    • 042743190266
    Lot code
    • HC10124

Recall details

Company began the recall
Company
Marquez Brothers International, Inc.Fresno, California
Risk

Moderate risk

Eating it may cause short-term health problems, or ones that treatment can reverse. Serious harm is unlikely.

FDA Class II recall · How risk is rated

Event ID
98761
Recall numbers
H-0672-2026 to H-0674-2026

Timeline

FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA adds a recall when it posts it and publishes the list weekly.

  1. Company began the recall

  2. Added to FDA's Enforcement Report · Classified by FDA

  3. Listed on Recall Canary

  4. In FDA's weekly enforcement report

  5. Summary updated

Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 2, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (opens in a new tab)