Nestlé says it’s recalling almost half 1,000,000 Starbucks mugs that had been bought not too long ago after a minimum of a dozen individuals suffered accidents together with burns or cuts whereas utilizing the product. Proven here’s a Starbucks location in Havertown, Pa.
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Nestlé says it’s recalling almost half 1,000,000 Starbucks mugs that had been bought not too long ago after a minimum of a dozen individuals suffered accidents together with burns or cuts whereas utilizing the product. Proven here’s a Starbucks location in Havertown, Pa.
Matt Rourke/AP
Nestlé says it’s recalling greater than 440,000 Starbucks mugs that had been not too long ago bought, following reviews of a minimum of a dozen individuals struggling extreme burns or cuts on their fingers or fingers after utilizing the product. The mugs had been manufactured by Nestlé USA and bought as a part of a 2023 vacation Starbucks-branded reward set bought on-line and at Goal, Walmart and Nexcom, a army retail outlet, in accordance with a recall discover posted on Thursday by the U.S. Shopper Product Security Fee.
The ceramic mugs with metallic coating had been bought on-line and in shops from November 2023 by January 2024 — ranging in value 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 shoppers contacted the corporate. Nestlé stated it took rapid motion and is working intently with the U.S. Shopper Product Security Fee on the recall. “The standard, security and integrity of Nestlé USA merchandise stay our primary precedence. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this motion represents to each our shoppers and retail clients,” the corporate stated in its assertion. Nestlé stated the recall doesn’t contain some other Nestlé USA or Starbucks-branded merchandise. The vacation mugs, if microwaved or crammed 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 shoppers’ fingers or fingers and one involving an individual whose finger was minimize. One harm required medical consideration, the company added. The CPSC urged shoppers 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 obtainable at Nestlé’s web site.