Snapchill LLC of Green Bay, WI, is recalling 242 canned coffee products manufactured by the company, ahead of their expiration date, because their current process could lead to the growth and production of the deadly toxin, botulinum toxin, in low-acid canned foods.
Coffee products were sold under 128 individual roaster names.
The problem was identified when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified Snapchill that the low-acid canned food manufacturing process for manufacturing the recalled products had not been filed with the FDA, as required by regulation.
The products were distributed nationwide through various roasters and retail outlets, as well as through direct online purchase from Snapchill.
About botulism poisoning
Untreated, botulism can paralyze the muscles needed for breathing, leading to sudden death.
Anyone who has consumed a recalled product product and developed signs of botulism poisoning should seek medical attention immediately, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“In the case of foodborne botulism, symptoms usually begin 18 to 36 hours after eating contaminated food. However, symptoms may begin as early as 6 hours later or as long as 10 days later,” according to the CDC website.
Symptoms of botulism may include some of the following: double vision, blurred vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, difficulty breathing, thick tongue, dry mouth, and muscle weakness. People with botulism poisoning may not experience all of these symptoms at the same time.
These symptoms result from muscle paralysis caused by the toxin. If left untreated, the disease can progress and symptoms can worsen to the point of paralysis of specific muscles, including those used for breathing and those in the arms, legs and body from the neck to the pelvis. .
Recalled products:
Products are sold under a range of roaster names and brands, in a variety of metal can sizes ranging from 7 oz to 12 oz. Products can be identified by the words “Produced and distributed by Snapchill LLC” under the nutritional information panel. Some products may also be identified by the text “Snapphill Coffee” on the label.
(Roaster Name – Product Name)
– 41 & Change – Cold coffee
– Alchemical Roasting – Elixir of Life
– Amavida – Peasant hands
– Appalachian Coffee – Kentucky Black Gold
– Café Baba Java – Ethiopian/Honduran
– Bent Tree Coffee – Squirrel Blend
– Bent Tree Coffee – Fall Blend
– Bent Tree Café – Colombia Sotara
– Bent Tree Café – Ethiopia
– Bent Tree Coffee – Squirrel Blend
– Big Iron – Stampede Blend
– Café Big Mouth – Nicaragua
– Big Mouth Coffee – Nicolas and Angela
– Big shoulders – Thermal shock
– BKG – Café 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
– Café Bolt – Delki Guarero
– Bolt Coffee – Mass Appeal
– Borealis – Finca La Capilla
– Brandywine – Galactic Standard
– Brandywine – Orbital movement
– BRL – Dark Wave
– Large format – Headlining
– Burwell – Bebop Mix
– Ammi Coffee – 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 Café – Rainforest
– Cape Cod Coffee – Scandi
– Carrier – Luminous
– Transporter – Nitro
– Carrier – Sweet
– Café Cerbère – Wizard Cat
– Café Hound – Maine
– Hound Coffee – Maine Caramel
– Café Hound – Maple
– Coffee Hound – Maple latte
– Coffee Hound – Maple leaf latte
– Coffee Dog – Nitro
– Café N Clothing – Black
– Café N Clothing – Gold
– Coffee Project NY – Raisin Soda
– Coffee Project NY – Summer Friday
– Coffee Project NY – I woke up in New York
– Coffee Color – Sierra Morena Bourbon Rose
– Coffee color – Neptune
– Connect Café – Black
– Copper Horse – Carriage House Blend
– Copper Horse – Seahorse Mix
– Café Coterie – Billy Lane
– Café Coterie – Cannibal Corpse
– Coterie Café – Blood Brothers
– Coterie Café – Laughing Monkey Machine
– Café Coterie – Mincers
– Coterie Coffee – Brazil
– Crankshaft coffee – Cold start
– Cut to Cut – Inga Aponte
– Dave’s Coffee – Falcon Blend
– Dayglow – Decadent
– Daylight – Juicy
– Café Daysol – Spirit of adventure
– Dead Sled – Colombia
– Dead Sled – Banana Peanut Butter
– Donut Factory – Black Mexico
– Downeast Coffee – Ocean State Blend
– Dreamy – Chocolate note
– Dreamer – Colombia Tolima
– Driply – Arctic Brew (white label coffee from Stack St. Coffee Roasters)
– Driply – New Morning Coffee Blend
– East End – Heatwave
– Eclipse Roasters – Elevation
– 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 Restaurant
– Enderly – Rhino Market
– Café Euphoria – Black
– Café Euphoria – Sweet
– Firm – Give #33
– Firm – Roast Vienna
– Firm – Viennese decaffeinated roast
– Firm – Medium Roast-Colombia
– Farm – Mexico Nitro
– Fika – North Shore Blend
– Fire Grounds – Courage in the face of fear
– Fire Grounds – American tradition
– Fire Grounds – Complete Shipping
– Fire Grounds – Mo Moka
– Fire Grounds – Nitro
– Fire Grounds – Vanilla Nitro
– First Crack C/O Sound Coffee – Big Funky Super Natural
– Five & Hoek – Honduras
– Cinq & Hoek – Biru Bekele
– Five & Hoek – Luis Guzmán
– Five & Hoek – Ethiopia Yirg
– Five Star Roasters – Nitro
– Flight – Pluto
– Gay Awakening Café – 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
– Goldberry Roasting Company – Goldberry Blend
– Gooseneck Coffee Co. – Black iced coffee
– Café Gryphon – Nite Owl
– Intoxicating Cup – Monkshood
– Café Coeur – Ethiopian
– Heine Bros – Black coffee
– Heine Bros – Coconut Latte
– Heine Bros – Toasted coconut
– Headphones – Café Noir
– Helmet – Nitro black
– Helm – Maple Nitro Latte
– Honest Coffee – Early Bird
– Hustle N’ Grind – Cafecito
– Intelligentsia – Black cans
– Intelligentsia – Chicao Distance Series
– Joe Bean – Nitro
– Café 1893 – Kenyan Black
– Coffee 1893 – Tanzania Peaberry Black
– Kaldi’s – Classic Black
– Knowledge Advantage – KP Coffee
– Knowledge Advantage – Application Status
– Knowledge Advantage – Dirt World
– Knowledge Advantage – Charlotte FC
– Knowledge Advantage – Summer Shandy
– Knowledge Advantage – VESL
– Knowledge Advantage – Winthrop
– Café Kribi – Fresh Coffee
– Image Café – Fresh Dresch
– La Cosecha – Papua New Guinea
– Café Lanna – Original
– Larry’s Coffee – Black
– Larry’s Coffee – Decaffeinated
– Larry’s Coffee – Ethiopia
– Larry’s Coffee – Mocha
– Larry’s Coffee – Sweet
– Little Wolf – Andres Cardona
– Little Wolf – Companion Mix
– Little Wolf – Jesus Oscco
– Ludwig – Morning hunt
– Café Ludwig – Macchiato
– Mad Priest – Vanilla Fallen Angel
– Café Madcap – Flash
– Madcap Coffee – Flash Maple Leaf
– Roasters – Hartford Blend
– Medici – Clarksville
– Metric – Garmas Gesha Single Origin
– Metric – Deri Kadame Natural
– Metric – Benjamin Paz
– Mighty Good Coffee Co. – Apex
– Moka Joe – Cameroon
– Molon Labé – Soprano
– Molon Labé – Death by chocolate
– Molon Labé – Crème brûlée
– Mudd LLC – Black Maple
– Mudd LLC – Black
– Neighborhood Cafe – Bourbon Barrel Aged
– New Hampshire Roasters – Italian
– New Hampshire Roasters – Costa Rica Tarrazu
– New Hampshire Roasters – Coconut
– New harvest – Wolf Can
– Northern Coffeeworks – Tanzania Peaberry
– OFFSET Coffee – Colombia
– Café Opus – Café Snapchill
– Other coffees – Lil Bud
– Other cafes – Get Right
– Café Oye – Cold gold
– Paper Plane Coffee Co. – Snapchill Coffee
– Peaks Coffee Co – Brazil
– Perkatoire – Solstice
– Perkatory – New England Snapchill
– Perkatory – Three Witches Beer
– Pearl – Black
– Pettibone – Washed Colombia
– Pettibone – Honduras San Francisco
– Pink Elephant – Nomad
– Pink Elephant – Wander
– Playing coffee – Hambela Natural Book, La Cabra
– Quarter tone coffee – Dark honey
– QUIVR – Black Gold
– QUIVR – Hibiscus
– QUIVR – Jade Oolong
– QUIVR – Jasmin
– QUIVR – Jasmine Green
– Rabble & Lion – Papua New Guinea
– Café Radial – New
– Ragged – Colombia
– Ragged – Early riser
– Rare bird – XP
– Red rooster – Ethiopia Worka
– Red Rooster – Funky Chicken
– Retrograde Coffee – Synastry
– Rock City – Black Star
– Rockford Cafe – Morning Glory
– Cafe Rockford – Narino Arbuleda
– Rusty Dog – Ambition
– Rusty Dog – Black Label Canvas
– Rusty dog – Awake
– Sacred lands – Awakening
– Sacred lands – Chocolate bomb
– Salt water – Colombia
– Salt water – Ethiopia
– Seaworthy Coffee – Boathouse Blend
– Café Sepia – Grand Trunk
– Café Sepia – Northstar Lodge
– Dist. of Shirazi. – Little Wolf Café Au Lait
– Slacktide – Average tide
– Slacktide – Lunar tide
– Sleeping giant roasters – Guatemala
– Slow flowering coffee – Bekelle Uttutie
– Snowy Owl – Jaws
– Southeast Roasting – Café Spot
– House signature medium roast blend
– Springline – Dark and bright
– Café Square One – Cold coffee / Berry and mint tea
– Rue Stack – Café Frio
– Summit Coffee – Black
– On Coffee – Snapchill Iced Coffee
– The Boy and the Bear – El Retorno
– The Boy and the Bear – The Women of Timana
– The Boy and the Bear – El Puente
– The Well Coffeehouse – Tico Blend
– Three Tree Roaster – Kenya
As of the publication of this recall, no illnesses have been reported and Snapchill is not aware of any cases in which the company’s products contained botulinum toxin.
Consumers must either destroy the products or return the product to Snapchill or the place of purchase for a refund. Snapchill will provide a full refund for each of these products, with appropriate proof of purchase including a photo of the product prior to destruction.
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