A voluntary retreat for some canned tuna products has been issued, sold throughout the country in stores, including Trader Joe’s, Walmart and Costco, due to a tab defect that could lead to potentially fatal food poisoning.
Tri-union Seafoods issued a voluntary retirement of selected lots of canned tuna products that are sold under marks such as Genova, Van Camp’s, Trader Joe’s and Heb, the company and the drug and food administration of the United States announced in a statement from Press on Friday.
The market withdrawal was made “due to abundance of caution” after the supplier said there was a manufacturing defect in the “Easy Open” cover of the tuna can in limited products that could compromise “the integrity of the product’s seal” Said the statement.
The defective lid could cause the product to be filtered or contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, described as “a potentially fatal form of food poisoning.”
Clostridium botulinum can cause botulism, a rare but serious disease that attacks the nerves of the body and can cause breathing difficulties, muscle paralysis and even death, according to centers for disease control and prevention.
Consumers are warned that they bought the products that do not use it, even if it does not appear or smells like malcriar.
The products were distributed to retail stores under the HEB label in Texas and under Trader Joe label in Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Carolina North, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC and Wisconsin.
It was also sold as Genova 7 Oz. The cans in Costco stores in Florida and Georgia, and Genova 5 Oz. Cans in Harris Teer, Public, Heb, Kroger, Safeway, Walmart and independent retailers in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey, Tennessee and Texas.
It was also distributed under the Van Camp label in Walmart and independent retailers in Pennsylvania, Florida and New Jersey.
The company published a list of specific can codes and the “better” dates if “affected in the retirement are used.
Until now, no diseases associated with the products withdrawn from the market have been reported, but any person who feels bad after consuming immediate medical care is urged.
Any person with retired tuna can return it to the retailer to obtain a complete refund, throw it or communicate with tri-union seafood directly for a recovery kit and a coupon for a replacement product.
The market withdrawal does not impact any other tri-union shellfish product, the company said, adding: “Try-unions seafood are committed to maintaining the highest safety and quality standards.”
