Green Bay coffee products recalled after potential for food poisonings in canned items found

Rashad Alexander, Green Bay Press-Gazette
Updated ·1 min read

GREEN BAY — Snapchill LLC, of Green Bay, is recalling 242 canned coffee products over concerns its production methods could lead to the growth and production of the deadly botulinum toxin in low acid canned foods, according to the company. The product is sold under brand names including George Howell Coffee, Fazenda Coffee Roasters and Broadsheet Coffee Roasters.

Botulinum is a form of deadly food poisonings. Symptoms can appear from six hours to two weeks after eating food that contains the toxin. Symptoms that botulinum causes includes:

  • Dizziness

  • General weakness

  • Double vision

  • Difficulty speaking, swallowing and/or breathing

  • Weakness of muscles

  • Abdominal swelling

  • Constipation

The FDA alerted Snapchill of the issue when it determined the coffee brand's low acid canned foods process for manufacturing the recalled products was not filed with the FDA, which is a requirement.

A Snapchill product can be identified by finding the “Produced and distributed by Snapchill LLC” underneath the nutrition label of coffee products. The canned coffee products ranges from 7 to 12 ounces.

The recall was announced on Monday, with the United States Food and Drug Administration publishing it today. As of Friday, no illnesses were reported.

What should you do with a Snapchill product?

According to Snapchill LLC, consumers can destroy the products, or return the product to Snapchill, or the distributor where they purchased the product. Full refunds will be given if the consumer has proof of purchase, alongside pictures of the product before it was destroyed.

For more information regarding which Snapchill products to look out for, visit the FDA website.

For any questions regarding Snapchill products, email compliance@snapchill.com, or call 920-632-6018.

Rashad Alexander can be contacted at ralexander@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: Snapchill LLC of Green Bay recalls coffee over botulinum toxin concerns