Bursting Amsterdam Brewery beer cans prompt LCBO recall

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario is recalling all473 mL cans of Amsterdam Brewery's Sweetwater Radler Blood Orangefrom lot G2216 produced on July 22.

The Crown corporation said an investigation confirmed cans fromthis production are undergoing a second fermentation that can causethe cans to burst due to excessive internal pressure.

LCBO spokeswoman Christine Bujold said she knows of two instancesin which a Sweetwater Radler Blood Orange can burst one reportedat the home of a consumer and another in which the product burst in an LCBO retail store.

The LCBO recall follows the removal of the affected AmsterdamBrewery cans from its store shelves on Sept. 6 and 7.

Bujold said cans of Sweetwater Radler Blood Orange from lot G2216can be returned to LCBO retail stores for a refund.

The LCBO said that customers and licensees should use cautionwhen handling this product, including when checking the lot codelocated on the front label near the base of the can.