Tim Hortons Recalls 25,000 Mugs Due to Shatter Risk When Filled With Hot Liquid

By Jennifer Cowan
Jennifer Cowan
Jennifer Cowan
Jennifer Cowan is a writer and editor with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.
March 19, 2026Updated: March 19, 2026

Tim Hortons is recalling its pink and white “colour-changing donut mugs” due to burn risks, after receiving customer reports that the cup could break or shatter when filled with hot beverages.

More than 25,000 of the mugs sold in Canada in January and February 2026 are under recall after 28 reported incidents and one confirmed burn injury, a recent Health Canada advisory says.

The 16-ounce ceramic mugs are white with a doughnut design on the front and back and have a pink interior and handle. They have a chocolate chip doughnut decal that changes colour to display one of four doughnut designs—vanilla dip, honey dip, honey cruller, or maple butter blaze—when warm liquid is added to the mug.

The mug was available for purchase at Tim Hortons locations as well as online at Timshop.ca and a total of 25,040 units of the affected products were sold, the health agency said. 

The mugs were manufactured in China by Anbo Home Goods (Shenzen) Co. Ltd.

Customers are being urged to stop using the products immediately and return them to a Tim Hortons store for a refund. 

Those who bought the mugs in-store can return them to any restaurant location by April 22 for a full refund. Online customers are asked to contact Timshop.ca for support.

Health Canada is encouraging all individuals who have encountered any health or safety incidents associated with the use of this product to complete the consumer product incident report form.

A similar advisory was posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website for potential customers outside of Canada.

Tim Hortons first released a notice in February to ask customers who purchased the mug to stop using it. There had been no reports of injuries at that time, according to the company, but it said a small number of guests had reported their mugs had developed a crack.

Tim Hortons said it was voluntarily removed the mugs from sale “out of an abundance of caution.”