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Monday, July 1, 2024

Canned Coffee Recalled for Failing to Meet Regulatory Requirements That Address Clostridium botulinum

Snapchill LLC (Snapchill) of Green Bay, WI is voluntarily recalling all canned coffee products manufactured by the company, within expiration date, because their current process could lead to the growth and production of the deadly toxin, botulinum toxin, in low acid canned foods.  The problem was identified when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified Snapchill that the low acid canned foods process for manufacturing the recalled products was not filed with FDA, as is required by regulation. No illnesses have been reported to-date, and Snapchill is not aware of any instances in which the company’s products contained botulin toxin. 

The issue with this situation is that by regulation, canned coffee meets the definition of a low acid food unless it is acidified to the lower pH.  If not acidified, the pH can be greater than 4.6 (pH of coffee ranges widely).  With that, the processor of liquid canned coffee must file the process with FDA as part of the Low Acid Canned Food regulations (LACF).  These regulations primarily focus on prevention of Clostridium botulinum (the causative agent of botulism poisoning) in canned foods.

There is not substantial publicly available research on the growth of Clostridium botulinum in coffee.  While anyone who has left their coffee in their thermal cup over the weekend knows that not much grows in it...but that is not good enough.  And what happens when we add cream, sugar, of flavors?  Clearly, more publicly available research is needed.


https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/snapchill-llc-recalls-canned-coffee-products-due-potential-clostridium-botulinum
Snapchill LLC Recalls Canned Coffee Products Due to Potential Clostridium botulinum
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  June 17, 2024
FDA Publish Date:  June 20, 2024
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum
Company Name:  Snapchill LLC
Brand Name:  Snapchill
Product Description:  Coffee Products

Company Announcement

06/17/2024, Snapchill LLC (Snapchill) of Green Bay, WI is voluntarily recalling all canned coffee products manufactured by the company, within expiration date, because their current process could lead to the growth and production of the deadly toxin, botulinum toxin, in low acid canned foods. Botulism, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning, can cause the following symptoms: general weakness, dizziness, double-vision and trouble with speaking or swallowing. Difficulty in breathing, weakness of other muscles, abdominal distension and constipation may also be common symptoms. Symptoms can begin from six hours to two weeks after eating food that contains botulinum toxin. People experiencing these problems should seek immediate medical attention.

The products were distributed nationwide through various coffee roasters and retail locations, as well as through direct online purchase from Snapchill. The problem was identified when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified Snapchill that the low acid canned foods process for manufacturing the recalled products was not filed with FDA, as is required by regulation. No illnesses have been reported to-date, and Snapchill is not aware of any instances in which the company’s products contained botulin toxin. Snapchill is working on filing the appropriate notification with FDA.

The products are sold under a range of roaster and brand names, in variety of metal can sizes ranging from 7 oz to 12 oz. The products are identifiable by the language “Produced and distributed by Snapchill LLC” underneath the nutrition facts panel. Some of the products can also be identified by the text “Snapchill Coffee” on the label. The specific products subject to this voluntary recall are listed at the end of this notice.

This voluntary recall is being made with the knowledge of FDA.

Consumers should either destroy the products or return the product to Snapchill or the place of purchase for a refund. Snapchill will offer full refunds for any of these products, with appropriate proof of purchase including a picture of the product(s) before being destroyed. Full information about the return and refund will be available at Compliance@Snapchill.com.

Consumers with questions may contact the company any time by email at Compliance@snapchill.com, or by phone, Monday through Friday between 8:00am and 4:00pm Central Time, at (920) 632-6018.

The specific products subject to this voluntary recall are as follows (listed in alphabetical order):

Product List
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 

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