Starbucks pulls chicken sandwich shortly after launch amid diarrhea complaints

WASHINGTON (TND) — Starbucks' effort to enter the chicken sandwich war was abruptly ended when the Seattle-based company issued a "stop sell and discard" to store partners on June 26, just days after the sandwich had launched.

The decision to remove the Chicken, Maple Butter and Egg Sandwich from Starbucks' shelves reportedly came after multiple social media users claimed the sandwich was making them sick and causing them diarrhea. However, a statement sent to The National Desk from a Starbucks spokesperson claimed the issued stop-sale was "not an FDA issued recall nor is it related to salmonella or listeria contamination."

"The quality issue that was identified by Starbucks would not lead to food borne illness and any reports linking the stop sale to illness are inaccurate," the spokesperson said in part in the written statement.

Furthermore, according to the coffee giant, the sandwich just "didn’t meet Starbucks quality standards."

"We are committed to a high level of quality in the products that we serve and always act with an abundance of caution whenever a product or quality issue is raised," the statement read in closing.