Starbucks Glass Water Bottles Recalled

About 12,000 glass water bottles sold at Starbucks in the United States and Canada are being recalled today because they can break and pose a risk of cuts to users.

Starbucks Coffee Company, of Seattle, Wash. has received 10 reports of the glass stopper or the water bottle itself shattering when users were inserting or removing the stopper. In eight of those reports, the consumer suffered hand lacerations, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said.

The recall involves about 11,000 of the bottles in the U.S. and 1,200 in Canada.

The recalled bottles are glass containers with SKU number 11003503. The 20-ounce water bottles have the words “Glass Water Bottle” printed on a blue label affixed to the bottle. They were manufactured in Taiwan and sold at Starbucks company-operated stores and at Starbucks locations in Safeway and Target stores nationwide during January 2010 for about $9, the CPSC said.

Consumers should immediately stop using the glass water bottles and return the product to the Starbucks location where purchased to receive a full refund, officials said. Consumers who return the recalled water bottles also can receive a complimentary beverage, of any size, the company said.

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