It's for a reason that'll be a deal-breaker for a lot of coffee drinkers, and a possible health risk for others...
More Than 4,000 Bags of Coffee Recalled in 15 States
Published on Mar. 26, 2025
(Editor’s note: On Saturday, March 29, a SpartanNash spokesperson emailed The Healthy with the following statement: “Our top priority is the safety of our consumers. We issued the recall on March 13 immediately after being notified by our supplier that the product had been mislabeled. All recalled product was already removed from store shelves and destroyed prior to the FDA’s classification of the recall earlier this week.”)
Many coffee drinkers look forward to that morning jolt, while others love the flavorful ritual but need to avoid caffeination. Reasons some individuals may need to avoid or limit caffeine can include pregnancy, heart issues, blood pressure, bladder irritation, G.I. disruption, sleep irregularity, and more.
But if you opted for decaf trusting what was on the label, a newly announced coffee recall suggests buyers of 4,152 bags of coffee have been getting more caffeine in their cup than they’ve probably intended.
This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released information about a recall that was evidently initiated on March 13 on 692 six-count cases of coffee. The recall was executed due to a mislabeling error—specifically, the FDA notes, “A portion of the production of Our Family Traverse City Ground Coffee was mislabeled as decaffeinate.”
The recalled product—Our Family Coffee Roasters Traverse City Cherry Decaf Light Roast Ground Coffee—was shipped to distribution and retail centers in Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The FDA report lists the following product details:
- Our Family Coffee Roasters Traverse City Cherry Artificially Flavored Decaf Light Roast Ground Coffee
- NET WT 12 ounces (oz) (340g)
- UPC 0 70253 11080 1
- Code information: BEST BEFORE 080325 V 15:37 C
- Distributed by the SpartanNash Company in Grand Rapids, MI 49518
The FDA has assigned a Class II designation, meaning they believe it “involves products that may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health effects.” If you purchased the recalled coffee, possible avenues for remedy may be to contact the maker or your place of purchase. If you experience any symptoms, reach out to a licensed healthcare provider.
We can thank the gang at Central Perk and the abundance of coffee shops in the USA: 2024 National Coffee Association data suggested daily coffee consumption has shot up 40% in the past 20 years, even outpacing water.
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