Skip to content

Product Recall Number: 18-154

Why was illy 8.8-ounce whole bean coffee cans recalled?

The coffee bean can lid can detach suddenly with force upon opening when missing an air valve on the bottom, posing an injury hazard.

illy 8.8-ounce whole bean coffee cans
Here's product recall specific data for illy 8.8-ounce whole bean coffee cans.

  • Product Recall Number: 18-154

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2018-05-10

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: illy 8.8-ounce whole bean coffee cans

  • Description: This recall involves only Whole Bean 250 gram/8.8 ounce cans of illy coffee in medium, dark roast and decaf with no air valve on the bottom of the canister with a best by date of 10/2019, 11/2019, or 12/2019 printed on the bottom of the can. The silver, cylinder-shaped coffee cans have the “illy” logo printed on the front with a red, black or green-colored accent line across the top and bottom of the can. Coffee can size Coffee type Best by date Can Accent Color 250 gram / 8.8 oz. can Whole Bean Medium Roast 10/2019, 11/2019, or 12/2019 Red 250 gram / 8.8 oz. can Whole Bean Dark Roast 10/2019 or 11/2019 Black 250 gram / 8.8 oz. can Whole Bean Decaf 10/2019 Green

  • Hazard Description: The coffee bean can lid can detach suddenly with force upon opening when missing an air valve on the bottom, posing an injury hazard.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Replace

  • Units: About 65,000

  • Incidents: None reported

  • Remedy: Consumers should not open or use a recalled coffee can and contact illy for a free replacement product.

  • Sold At: Bed Bath & Beyond, Kroger, Shoprite, Sur La Table, Target, Whole Foods, Williams Sonoma, and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and Jet.com from November 2017 through May 2018 for about $15.

  • Importers: illycaffé North America Inc., of Rye Brook, N.Y.

  • Manufacturers: illycaffé S.p.A, of Italy

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: Italy

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed