Death Wish Coffee Co. has issued a recall of its 11-ounce Death Wish Nitro Cold Brew cans over concerns that its packing process could create an environment to produce a potentially fatal toxin.
The company, which touts itself as maker of "World's Strongest Coffee," said the cans of Nitro Cold Brew could cause botulism, a dangerous form of food poisoning, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
"Our customers' safety is of paramount importance and Death Wish Coffee is taking this significant, proactive step to ensure that the highest quality, safest, and of course, strongest Coffee products we produce are of industry-exceeding standards - thus we are taking this measure of recalling all Death Wish Nitro cans from shelves," founder/owner of Death Wish Coffee Co., Mike Brown said in a statement.
"We have also gone a step further, to make sure that everyone who purchased the product on deathwishcoffee.com will receive a full refund within 60 days," Brown said. "We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause our customers and our retail partners, but we believe this is the right precautionary measure to take."
Botulism symptoms include weakness, dizziness, double-vision and trouble with speaking or swallowing. Difficulty in breathing, weakness of other muscles, abdominal distention and constipation may also be common symptoms.
Death Wish stopped production of Nitro Cold Brew until the manufacturing process is changed. There have been no illnesses reported. People can return cans of Cold Brew Nitro for a full refund.
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