FDA recalls over 4,000 bags of ground coffee mislabeled as decaffeinated across 15 states
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- The FDA recalled over 4,000 bags of ground coffee mislabeled as decaffeinated across 15 states.
- The recall applies to 12-ounce bags of Our Family's Traverse City Cherry Decaf Light Roast.
- The Michigan company said customers should return mislabeled packages for a refund or replacement.
Does your decaf have you twitching? It might be mislabeled coffee.
The FDA issued recalls for more than 4,000 bags of Our Family coffee grounds that were mislabeled as decaffeinated, according to a notice released by the agency on March 13.
The recall applies to 12-ounce bags of the Traverse City Cherry Artificially Flavored Decaf Light Roast Ground Coffee from Our Family, according to the notice.
"A portion of the production of Our Family Traverse City Ground Coffee was mislabeled as decaffeinate," the FDA said in the notice.
The mislabeled coffee was distributed to 15 states — primarily in the Midwest — through food distributor SpartanNash Company, per the notice.
Cases of the mislabeled coffee grounds were distributed and sold in Colorado, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Our Family Coffee and SpartanNash Company did not immediately return requests for comment from Business Insider on Saturday. SpartanNash told USA Today in a statement that consumer safety is its "top priority."
"We issued the recall on March 13 immediately after being notified by our supplier that the product had been mislabeled," the company said in the statement. "All recalled product was already removed from store shelves and destroyed prior to the FDA's classification of the recall earlier this week."
Our Family said one "lot code" of its Traverse City Cherry Decaf flavor, which has a best-use-by date of August 3, had been recalled.
The Michigan-based company encouraged customers who bought the mislabeled decaf to return it to the store for a refund or a replacement.
"We are committed to your health and safety, and we follow best practices to ensure the quality and safety of the products we sell," the company said. "We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused."