Nestlé says it’s recalling almost half one million Starbucks mugs that have been bought just lately after at the least a dozen folks suffered accidents together with burns or cuts whereas utilizing the product. Shown here’s a Starbucks location in Havertown, Pa.
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Nestlé says it’s recalling almost half one million Starbucks mugs that have been bought just lately after at the least a dozen folks suffered accidents together with burns or cuts whereas utilizing the product. Shown here’s a Starbucks location in Havertown, Pa.
Matt Rourke/AP
Nestlé says it’s recalling greater than 440,000 Starbucks mugs that have been just lately bought, following reviews of at the least a dozen folks struggling extreme burns or cuts on their palms or fingers after utilizing the product.
The mugs have been manufactured by Nestlé USA and bought as a part of a 2023 vacation Starbucks-branded reward set bought on-line and at Target, Walmart and Nexcom, a army retail outlet, in accordance with a recall discover posted on Thursday by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The ceramic mugs with metallic coating have been bought on-line and in shops from November 2023 via January 2024 — ranging in worth from $10 to $20, relying on the reward set — and in two sizes, 11 and 16 ounces, the CPSC stated.
In a separate assertion posted on-line, Nestlé stated it found the issues with the mugs when customers contacted the corporate. Nestlé stated it took rapid motion and is working carefully with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on the recall.
“The high quality, security and integrity of Nestlé USA merchandise stay our primary precedence. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this motion represents to each our customers and retail prospects,” the corporate stated in its assertion.
Nestlé stated the recall doesn’t contain another Nestlé USA or Starbucks-branded merchandise.
The vacation mugs, if microwaved or stuffed with a scorching liquid, can overheat or break — posing the chance of burns, cuts or different hazards, the CPSC stated.
As of Thursday, there have been 12 reviews of the mugs overheating or breaking, leading to 10 accidents — together with 9 circumstances of extreme burns and blisters on customers’ fingers or palms and one involving an individual whose finger was reduce.
One harm required medical consideration, the company added.
The CPSC urged customers to cease utilizing the mugs instantly and return them to the purpose of buy for a full refund in money or a present card. Full refunds are additionally accessible at Nestlé’s web site.