Yes, there is a canned coffee recall in the U.S. due to botulism risk

Millions of Americans drink coffee every day to help wake them up in the morning or keep them going during the workday.

But recent online search trends show many people are wondering if there is currently a coffee recall in the United States.

THE QUESTION

Is there a coffee recall in the U.S.?

THE SOURCES

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration 
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• MedlinePlus
• Snapchill Coffee

THE ANSWER

Yes, there is a canned coffee recall in the U.S. due to potential botulism contamination.

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WHAT WE FOUND

Snapchill Coffee, a Wisconsin-based company responsible for manufacturing canned coffee drinks for dozens of coffee brands and roasters in the U.S., issued a voluntary recall of nearly 300 brewed canned coffee drinks over potential botulism contamination in June. Botulism is a rare but life-threatening type of food poisoning.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says the recalled coffee products were distributed nationwide through various coffee roasters and retail locations. They were also sold directly from Snapchill online. Click here to see the full list of recalled products.

A recall notice posted by the FDA on June 20 says Snapchill’s current manufacturing process could lead to the growth and production of the potentially fatal botulinum toxin, the same toxin that causes botulism, in the canned coffee drinks.

The FDA says botulism can cause general weakness, dizziness, double-vision and trouble with speaking or swallowing. Other common symptoms are abdominal swelling, constipation, difficulty breathing and weakness of other muscles.

Botulism symptoms can begin six hours to two weeks after eating foods or drinks that contain botulinum toxin, the FDA says. Anyone experiencing these symptoms after consuming a canned coffee product manufactured by Snapchill should seek immediate medical attention.

The recall notice says the problem was first discovered when the FDA notified Snapchill that the required paperwork describing the company’s low-acid canned food manufacturing process was not on file with the federal agency.

Despite the danger of botulism, no illnesses have been reported as of June 26, and Snapchill says it is not aware of any confirmed cases of botulinum toxin being found in any of its drinks.

The recall affects nearly 300 separate products sold under a variety of roaster and brand names in metal can sizes ranging from 7 oz. to 12 oz. All of the affected products have the phrase “Produced and distributed by Snapchill LLC” under the nutrition facts panel, and some have “Snapchill Coffee” on the label.

People who bought recalled cans of Snapchill Coffee should destroy them or return them to the store they were purchased from for a refund. Snapchill says it will also provide a refund for any affected products with proof of purchase and an image of the products being destroyed.

For more information about Snapchill’s refund policy, customers can email the company at any time or call 920-632-6018 on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Central Time.

Below you can find a full list of the recalled canned coffee products in alphabetical order, showing the coffee roaster name followed by the product name.

• 41 & Change - Cold Coffee
• Alchemy Roasting- Elixir Of Life
• Amavida - Manos Campesinas
• Appalachia Coffee - Kentucky Black Gold
• Baba Java Coffee - Ethiopian / Honduras
• Bent Tree Coffee - Squirrel Blend
• Bent Tree Coffee - Autumn Blend
• Bent Tree Coffee - Colombia Sotara
• Bent Tree Coffee - Ethiopia
• Bent Tree Coffee - Squirrel Blend
• Big Iron- Stampede Blend
• Big Mouth Coffee - Nicaragua
• Big Mouth Coffee - Nicolas and Angela
• Big Shoulders - Thermal Shock
• BKG - Coffee St
• Black Acres - Rwanda
• Black Nerd - Colombia
• Black Nerd - Dark Matter
• Black Nerd - Ethiopia
• Black Nerd - The Golden Ratio
• Blind - Guatemala
• Bold Bean - The Chocolate One
• Bold Bean - The Jam
• Bold Bean - The OG
• Bold Bean - The Sweet One
• Bolt Coffee - Delki Guarero
• Bolt Coffee - Mass Appeal
• Borealis-Finca La Capilla
• Brandywine - Galactic Standard
• Brandywine - Orbital Motion
• BRL - Dark Wav
• BRL - Dark Wav 
• Broadsheet - Headliner
• Burwell - Bebop Blend
• Cafe Ammi - 109 blend
• Cape Cod Coffee - Coconut
• Cape Cod Coffee - French Vanilla
• Cape Cod Coffee - Hazelnut
• Cape Cod Coffee - JMC
• Cape Cod Coffee - Peanut Butter cup
• Cape Cod Coffee - Rainforest
• Cape Cod Coffee - Scandi
• Carrier - Bright
• Carrier – Nitro
• Carrier - Sweet
• Cerberus Coffee - Wizard Cat
• Cerberus Coffee - Wizard Cat
• Coffee Hound - Maine
• Coffee Hound - Maine Caramel
• Coffee Hound - Maple
• Coffee Hound - Maple Latte
• Coffee Hound - Maple Leaf Latte
• Coffee Hound - Maple Leaf Latte
• Coffee Hound - Maple Leaf Latte
• Coffee Hound - Nitro
• Coffee Hound - Nitro
• Coffee Hound - Nitro
• Coffee Hound - Maple Latte
• Coffee Hound - Nitro
• Coffee Hound - Maple Syrup Latte
• Coffee N Clothes - Black
• Coffee N Clothes - Gold
• Coffee Project NY - Grape Soda
• Coffee Project NY - Summer Friday
• Coffee Project NY - Woke up in NY
• Color Coffee - Sierra Morena Pink Bourbon
• Color Coffee - Neptune
• Connect Coffee - Black coffee
• Copper Horse - Carriage House Blend
• Copper Horse - Seahorse Blend
• Coterie Coffee - Billy Lane
• Coterie Coffee - Cannibal corpse
• Coterie Coffee - Blood brothers
• Coterie Coffee - Laughing Monkey Machine
• Coterie Coffee - Choppers
• Coterie Coffee - Brazil
• Crankshaft Coffee - Cold Start
• Cup to Cup- Inga Aponte
• Dave's Coffee - Falcon blend
• Dayglow - Decadent
• Dayglow - Juicy
• Daysol Coffee - Wanderlust
• Dead Sled - Colombia
• Dead Sled – Banana Peanut Butter
• Doughnut Plant - Mexico Black
• Downeast Coffee- Ocean State Blend
• Dreamy - Hint of Chocolate
• Dreamy - Colombia Tolima
• Driply - Arctic brew (White Label Coffee from Stack St. Coffee Roasters)
• Driply - New Morning Coffee Blend
• East End - Heatwave
• Eclipse Coffee Roasters - Elevate
• Electro Brew Coffee Co. - Vanilla
• Electro Brew Coffee Co. - Caramel
• Element Coffee - Peru
• Emergency Medical Coffee- Sweet Cream
• Enderly - Cotton Headed Ninny Muggins
• Enderly - Mattie's Diner
• Enderly - Rhino Market
• Euphoria Coffee - Black
• Euphoria Coffee - Sweetened
• Farmhouse - Dar #33
• Farmhouse - Vienna Roast El Cafe
• Farmhouse - Vienna Roast-Decaf
• Farmhouse - Medium Roast- Colombia
• Fazenda - Mexico Nitro
• Fazenda - Mexico Nitro
• Fika - North Shore Blend
• Fire Grounds - Guts over fear
• Fire Grounds - American Tradition
• Fire Grounds - Full Send
• Fire Grounds – Mo Mocha
• Fire Grounds - Nitro
• Fire Grounds - Vanilla Nitro
• First Crack C/O Sound Coffee - Big Funky Super Natural
• Five & Hoek - Honduras
• Five & Hoek – Biru Bekele
• Five & Hoek – Luis Guzman
• Five & Hoek – Ethiopia Yirg
• Five Star Roasters - nitro
• Flight - Pluto
• Gay Awakening Coffee - Drag Bean
• George Howell - Daterra Sundrop
• George Howell - Chelbessa
• George Howell - Monte Carlos
• George Howell - Worka Chelbessa
• Gigawatt - Cold Fusion
• Gigawatt - Costa Rican
• Gigawatt - Ethiopia 
• Gigawatt - Live Wire
• Gigawatt- Costa Rican Dota Tarrrazu
• Goldberry Roasting Company - Goldberry's blend
• Gooseneck Coffee Co. - black iced coffee
• Gryphon Coffee- Nite Owl
• Heady Cup - Monkshood
• Heart Coffee - Ethiopian
• Heine Bros - Black Coffee
• Heine Bros - Coconut Latte
• Heine Bros - Toasted Coconut
• Helm - Black Coffee
• Helm - Black Nitro
• Helm - Maple Nitro Latte
• Honest Coffee- Early Riser
• Hustle N' Grind- Cafecito
• Intelligentsia - Black Cans
• Intelligentsia - Chicao Distrance Series
• Intelligentsia - Black Cans
• Joe Bean - nitro
• Kahawa 1893- Kenyan Black
• Kahawa 1893 - Kenyan Black
• Kahawa 1893 - Tanzania Peaberry Black
• Kaldi's - Classic Black
• Kaldi's - Classic Black
• Kawaha 1893 - Safari Blend
• Knowledge Perk - KP coffee
• Knowledge Perk - App State
• Knowledge Perk - Dirt World
• Knowledge Perk - Charlotte FC
• Knowledge Perk - Summer Shandy
• Knowledge Perk - VESL
• Knowledge Perk - Winthop
• Kribi Coffee - Chilled Coffee
• Kuva Coffee- Fresh Dresch
• La Cosecha - Papua New Guinea
• Lanna Coffee- Original
• Larrys Coffee - Black
• Larrys Coffee - Decaf
• Larrys Coffee - Ethiopia
• Larrys Coffee - Mocha
• Larrys Coffee - Sweet
• Little Wolf - Andres Cardona
• Little Wolf - Companion Blend
• Little Wolf - Jesus Oscco
• Ludwig - Morning Hunt
• Ludwig Coffee - Macchiato
• Mad Priest - Fallen Angel With Vanilla
• Madcap Coffee - Flash
• Madcap Coffee - Flash
• Maple Leaf Coffee Roasters - Hartford Blend
• Medici- Clarksville
• Metric - Garmas Gesha Single Origin
• Metric - Deri Kadame Natural
• Metric - Benjamin Paz
• Mighty Good Coffee Co. - apex
• Mocha Joe - Cameroon
• Mocha Joe - Cameroon
• Molon Labe - Soprano
• Molon Labe - Death by Chocolate
• Molon Labe - Creme Brulee
• Mudd LLC - Maple Black
• Mudd LLC - Black
• Neighbor Coffee - Bourbon Barrel Aged
• New Hampshire Coffee Roasters - Italian
• New Hampshire Coffee Roasters - Costa Rica Tarrazu
• New Hampshire Coffee Roasters - Coconut
• New Harvest - Wolf Can
• Northern Coffeeworks - Tanzania Peaberry
• OFFSET Coffee - Colombia
• Opus Coffee - Snapchill Coffee
• Others Coffee - Lil Bud
• Others Coffee - Get Right
• Others Coffee - Get Right
• Others Coffee - Lil Bud
• Others Coffee - Little Bud
• Oye Coffee - cold gold
• Paper Plane Coffee Co - Snapchill Coffee
• Peaks Coffee Co - Brazil
• Perkatory - Solstice
• Perkatory - New England Snapchill
• Perkatory - Three Witches Brew
• Perla - black
• Pettibone - Colombia Washed
• Pettibone - Honduras San Fransico
• Pink Elephant - Nomadic
• Pink Elephant - Roam
• Play Coffee - Buku hambela natural, La cabra
• Quartertone Coffee - (Black Honey) and (Yurgacheffe)
• QUIVR - Golden Black
• QUIVR - Hibiscus
• QUIVR - Jade Oolong
• QUIVR - Jasmine
• QUIVR - Jasmine Green
• Rabble & Lion - Papau New Guinea
• Radial Coffee- Cosa Nueva
• Ragged - Colombia
• Ragged - Early Riser
• Rarebird - PX
• Red Rooster - Ethiopia Worka
• Red Rooster - Funky Chicken
• Red Rooster - Worka Sakaro
• Retrograde Coffee - synastry
• Rock City - Dark Star
• Rockford Coffee- Morning Glory
• Rockford Coffee - Narino Arbuleda
• Rusty Dog - Ambition
• Rusty Dog - Canvas Black Label
• Rusty Dog - Woke
• Sacred Grounds - Awakening
• Sacred Grounds - Chocolate Bomb
• Saltwater - Colombia
• Saltwater - Ethiopia
• Seaworthy Coffee - Boathouse Blend
• Sepia Coffee - Grand Trunk
• Sepia Coffee- Northstar Lodge
• Shirazi Dist. - Little Wolf Cafe Au Lait
• Slacktide - Mid Tide
• Slacktide - Moon Tide
• Sleeping Giant Coffee Roasters - Guatemala
• Slow Bloom Coffee - Bekelle Uttutie
• Snowy Owl - Jaws
• Southeastern Roastery
• Spot Coffee - House Signature Roast Medium Blend
• Springline - Dark and Bright
• Square One Coffee - Cold Coffee / Berry Mint Tea
• Stack St. - Cafe Frio
• Stack St. - Driply Coffee
• Summit Coffee- Black
• Sur Coffee- Snapchill Iced Coffee
• The Boy & The Bear - El Retorno
• The Boy & The Bear - Women of Timana
• The Boy & The Bear - El Puente
• The Well Coffeehouse- Tico Blend
• Three Tree Coffee Roaster- Kenya/Honduras
• Tinker - Ethiopia Gargari
• Tipico - Coordinates Blend
• Touchy Coffee - Guat Lazara
• Traction - Classic
• Traction - Stable Blend
• True Love Coffee Co.- Ethiopia Nensebo
• Underwood - Little Arrow
• Underwood - Mexico Dos Rios
• Upshot - Chimera
• Upshot - Indonesia
• Upshot – Folklore
• Upshot - Ethiopia
• Verb - Makes you Move
• Victoria Coffee - Honduras
• Vivid - Green
• Vivid - Maple Oat
• Vivid - Nahun Fernandez Honey
• Vivid - Sugar Shack
• Vivid - Sugar Shack
• Waypost- Bourbon Barrel Finished Coffee
• White Bison - black
• White Rhino - Black
• White Rhino - Sebastian
• Wild Goose Coffee - Blue River Blend
• Wild Goose Coffee - Red Line Draft Latte

The TEGNA digital team contributed to this report.