The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·H-0175-2027·Announced 2026-11-04

Blue Bottle Coffee Sweet Blossom Syrup Recalled for Mold Contamination

Pink House Alchemy is recalling Blue Bottle Coffee Sweet Blossom Simple Syrup due to potential contamination with Aspergillus niger mold.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II due to potential contamination with Aspergillus niger mold. The source does not report any illnesses, injuries, or deaths.

Plain-English summary

Pink House Alchemy, LLC is recalling 9,420 bottles of Blue Bottle Coffee 4oz Sweet Blossom Simple Syrup. The product is packaged in a glass boston round bottle with a metal and plastisol cap. The recall is being conducted due to potential contamination with mold (Aspergillus niger).

The affected product was distributed to Blue Bottle Coffee LLC in Oakland, California. The recall includes bottles with specific batch codes and expiration dates ranging from April 2026 to May 2028. The source text does not report any illnesses, injuries, or deaths associated with this product.

Consumers who have this product should stop using it and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA for disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Blue Bottle Coffee 4oz Sweet Blossom Simple Syrup in a glass boston round bottle with metal and plastisol cap. The label reads in part as "***BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE SWEET BLOSSOM SMALL BATCH SYRUP 4 FL OZ FLAVOR NOTES Elderflower Lychee Muscat***Made in Fayetteville, Arkansas by…
Hazard
Affected units
9,420

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (7)

  • UPC: 810123980659 Batch information: 4ozBBCSB261051
  • Expiration Date: 04/15/2028 4ozBBCSB261061
  • Expiration Date: 04/16/2028 4ozBBCSB261071
  • Expiration Date: 04/17/2028 4ozBBCSB261181
  • Expiration Date: 04/28/2026 4ozBBCSB261201
  • Expiration Date: 04/30/2028 4ozBBCSB261281
  • Expiration Date: 05/08/2028

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

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