Tri-Union Seafoods has issued a voluntary recall for select lots of canned tuna products sold under various brands, including Genova, Van Camp's, Trader Joe's, and H-E-B, due to a manufacturing defect in the pull tab that could lead to botulism. The defective lids could compromise the seal, allowing for contamination by clostridium botulinum, a bacteria that causes botulism, a serious illness that can be fatal.
A voluntary recall has been issued for some canned tuna products —sold across the country at stores including Trader Joe's, Walmart and Costco — due to a pull tab defect that could lead to potentially fatal botulism food poisoning. Tri-Union Seafoods issued a voluntary recall for select lots of canned tuna products that are sold under brand names like Genova, Van Camp’s, Trader Joe’s and H-E-B, the company and U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced in a press release Friday.
The products were distributed to retail stores under the H-E-B label in Texas and under the Trader Joe’s label in Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C. and Wisconsin. It was also sold as Genova 7 oz. cans in Costco stores in Florida and Georgia, and Genova 5 oz.
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