Oatly And Other Beloved Beverages Recalled Over Microbe Contamination

The FDA ordered a recall today for Oatly oat milk and other beverages over microbial contamination. Reportedly, a range of products from the Lyons Magnus beverage line including Oatly, Stumptown Cold Brew, Premier Protein and a variety of other alternative milks may be contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii, which can make people very sick and even kill them.

Aside from Oatly, the recalled brands include Lyons, Pirq, Glucerna, Aloha, Intelligentsia, Kate Farms, Premier Protein, MRE, Stumptown and Imperial.https://t.co/nexjOgLidD

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 2, 2022

The recall will likely devastate the alternative milk selection at many coffee shops and home pantries alike as the contamination is reportedly widespread.

Oatly issued a recall notice after I finished the carton. my life is a never ending nightmare from which I can not awake.

— Christian Slayyyter (@jstwaittilnxtyr) August 2, 2022

Fans of alternative milks posted about the recall on various social media platforms, including Twitter. Most worried about specific social groups associated with alternative milks, mostly in jest.

the fda just recalled oatly… pack it up bisexuals and sapphics

— heaven memory (@chain_necklace) August 1, 2022

RUNNING to my queer besties to slap the Oatly out of their beautiful paws because its recalled for getting ppl sick and giving ppl UTIs

— Kennedy Quinn✨📍Austin, TX (@Kennedy__Quinn) August 2, 2022

Sorry, hold on. Just texting every white person I know about the oatly recall.

— 🤠 Carmen 🤠 (@kid_quixote) August 2, 2022

Many posters expressed their pre-existing dislike of Oatly for its use of seed oils, allegedly bad oats and lack of profitability.

Oatly makes industrial sludge with harmful seed oils in a factory and loses money doing it. https://t.co/YJbZ3IPJM2 pic.twitter.com/57zTb0RTV2

— Chris Buskirk (@thechrisbuskirk) August 2, 2022

The fact that Oatly is still in business is proof that the free market has been taken hold of by idiots who hate you.
(Post hoc ergo malevolus stultus hoc) pic.twitter.com/EGqaKxYeUV

— Puck! 💮 (@puhcko) August 2, 2022

Despite the various memes and worried reactions, some also suspected there might be a silver lining.

now that they recalled oatly & muscle milk, 30-something men in tech are fixing the baby formula shortage

— Jen Begakis (@jenbegakis) August 2, 2022

If you're concerned about your own alt-milk products, the FDA has published a list of lots and product codes that may be contaminated in the recall.