Starbucks had made the coffee presses in partnership with Bodum. They were sold in Starbucks cafes and on its website from Nov. 2016 through January 2019.

As per a statement from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Starbucks Corp is in the process of recalling nearly 263,000 of its coffee presses, which were made in partnership with Bodum, following reports of the product breaking and causing deep cuts.

So far, Starbucks has received 8 reports from the U.S. and 1 from Canada, of the plunger’s knob breaking and thus resulting in puncture injuries, said the commission.

Starbucks presses, made from recycled materials, were sold at Starbucks cafes as well as its website from November 2016 through January 2019, for about $20, according to the CPSC.

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