Name the snuff .
@Snuffick I fully appreciate your position. Firstly, you have contacted both the seller and the producer, and made them aware of the issue. How they handle the rest of their stock is up to them, but I still think it’s important for the wider snuff community to be aware of the issue. Here’s why… Tins of snuff don’t just stay sealed on suppliers shelves, they sit sealed on mine too. At last count I had about 1.2kg of snuff in sealed tins, on top of all the other snuff I have transferred to glass jars. The priority for transfer to glass, are those snuffs which are prone to spoiling, or prone to rust corrosion. For example, Wilson’s Best Dark goes into glass immediately, as this will eat cans. Fantastic snuff, but it corrodes the tin. Conversely, Wilson’s SP’s are less likely to do this, so I’m happy to leave it in the can for a lot longer. Whatever this snuff is that you’ve had the problem with, I want to know what it is in case I have a tin still sealed. If so, I need to open it, check it, and get it transferred to glass before my tin starts rusting too. It’s an odd thing with snuff, but there have been many examples of the container being the downfall of the snuff. Weird isn’t it, the biodegradable organic matter would last longer if it wasn’t for the inorganic container failing the tests of time. The way that we snuffers can manage the situation, is knowledge. If we know a problem is likely to happen, we can work to prevent it. Yes, spilling the beans on a rogue tin of SnuffStore’s tin of Blend X by Mill Y might get somebody sulking, but is that really worse than letting everyone else’s snuff get ruined? If you’re still uncomfortable, let me know, and I’ll happily post it and take any flak for getting the info out there.
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I demand a recall!
Oh my! No more jokes. I just thought about a snuffmaker who is no longer with us. God rest his soul.
@50ft_trad thanks for that fulsome explanation. On the back of it and several of the other responders in this thread who have answered in favour of me putting the name out there I will do so. I will bear the consequences of my actions. I do note that no one has directly spoken against me doing so in the thread and I take some heart from that. I hope that the good outweighs the bad.
The rogue snuff is 6 Photo Gold Rush.
As a further update I received an email from the manufacturer thanking me for the information provided. I assume that they will undertake the necessary reviews of their stock. I appreciate the speed with which they responded to the email. It speaks of positive customer service.
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@Snuffick Thank you for the information. It’s not one that’s in my stash, but now others can be prompted to check theirs. Both Dave and 6P care about customer service and their public perception, so I’m sure they’ll take whatever additional steps they deem necessary, even if it’s just a quick external check of some tins to see if any others look affected. It’s good to hear both companies have responded positively to the issue thus far. Thanks again for bringing this issue to light.
All - Do you think the Indian snuffs in tins (like super kailash, kailash, motia, himtaj golden etc) will eat the tin from inside? Do you think a stock of these would need to be transferred to glass? It is a very time consuming and lengthy process and so I would ideally like to just tape the tins at the lid and keep the tins in an airtight or semi-airtight plastic case. Please advise.
I’d like to add that I havent faced this issue at all until date, so just curious if I keep the tins for long storage (say, more than 2-4 years?)
I would say that you’re ideally placed to ask the mill. 
As far as I’m aware, this is the first issue on this particular snuff, so it’s entirely possible that it was just a one-off rogue tin. It also depends on your location, and how humid it is. Some Indian snuffs are slightly greased, which might even help delay it. That said, I think ALL snuffs benefit from being transferred to glass ASAP. I just don’t have enough glassware to do it, and have no plans to go buying load more jars for snuff that is now discontinued.
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I m no expert on snuff storage but I have used quite a bit of Gold Rush and have about 30 tins stashed for post-TPD use . Many of them I got at Snuffstore 
I have not had a ‘shot’ tin like this yet so I d guess tin failure is rare but the nature of the snuff made me cautious about holding larger stocks .
I have noticed quite a few bent lids and used these first . I ve also noticed some variation in the snuff between tins , even in the same batch . Sometimes the snuff takes a long time to ‘wake up’ after opening . Moisture levels and colour can differ but they all end up in roughly the same place .
I haven’t seen any corrosion in tins . In fact that level surprises me because I d assumed that the tins were greased with a paraffin wax before packing .
@sixphoto could possibly tell us more but I d guess it’s a production anomaly rather than a materials weakness .
For the purposes of this thread , I ll take a tin out of each 8 pack that I have purchased from Mr Snuff and open them for immediate consumption . 
This is no chore because , at its best , Gold Rush is a delightful, hilarious snuff that I ll never tire of .
I guess I ll have to jar them longterm or freeze them shortterm . I wasn’t going to bother because a 30g tin lasts me 7-10 days so my entire store will be gone before the realistic shelf life is up .
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I have a 4 year old tin of Kailash here that’s half used. The outside of the tin is showing it’s age but the inside is still perfect. The snuff is still good too for that matter.
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Just to update . I decanted about 10 tins of my Snuffstore GoldRush into glass storage . Now the weather has warmed up my consumption of menthol snuffs has dropped sharply so I thought it worth the hassle .
I did not see any hint of corrosion in any of the tins . I have noticed that moisture levels in the snuff can vary wildly and the newer batch were quite wet …a trait I ve also noticed in other of the tin sixphotos .
I ve also had Gold Rush from other sources which had obviously been sitting on the shelf for a fair old while
I probably won’t bother doing the rest . If there’s a badun in there I ll find it soon enough :)
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