Tuna boxer sold at Trader Joe’s, Walmart and Costco remembered due to pollution risk

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Tuna products sold by major retailers in the United States have been recalled due to pollution risk.

On Friday, the Tri-Union Seafoods announced a voluntary recall of selected canned tuna products sold under Genoa, Van Camp’s, Heb and Trader Joe’s Brands. These products were distributed nationwide with retailers such as Walmart, Trader Joe’s, Costco, Kroger and Publix.

According to the press release, the Tri-Union Seafoods began the recall after its supplier discovered a production defect in the “slightly open” lid of the tuna boxes. The defect could “compromise the integrity of the product seal (especially over time), causing it to leak, or worse, be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum,” a bacterium that causes food -borne botulism and can be fatal.

According to the United States World Health Organization“Clostridium botulinum can grow and produce toxins in food before consumption.” Eating food with these bacteria can result in food -borne botulism with symptoms, including “fatigue, weakness and dizziness, usually followed by blurred vision, dry mouth and difficulty in swallowing and talking.”

Tri-Union Seafoods encourage consumers not to eat the recalled product even if it “doesn’t look or smell spoiled.” Consumers should also seek medical attention right away if they are not well.

From February 10, “No diseases associated with the revoked products are reported and the recall is carried out to ensure consumer safety.”

Tund cans were Rekallle due to a manufacturing defect on the lids that pose a pollution risk

Tund cans were Rekallle due to a manufacturing defect on the lids that pose a pollution risk (Getty Images?

The recalled tuna boxes with the Heb mark were sold in retail stores in Texas. Meanwhile, Tundåser with Trader Joe’s labels was sold in stores in 19 different states, including New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Genoa seven ounces of cans were sold at Costcos in Florida and Georgia. Genova-Fem-ounce cans were sold in Harris Teeter, Publix, Heb, Kroger, Safeway, Walmart and independent retailers in 10 different states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida and Georgia.

Tuna cans with Van Camp’s label were sold at Walmart and independent retailers in Pennsylvania, Florida and New Jersey.

All remembered products will have specific best with dates and UPC numbers listed at the bottom of the cans. Tri-Union Seafoods have included all the best after dates and UPC numbers on tuna boxer in his press release.

If you have the recalled tuna boxes, you can either return them to the store you bought them for for a full refund or throw them away. Tri-Union Seafoods also noted that you can contact them “directly for a picking kit and a coupon for a replacement product.”

“This recall does not affect other Tri-Union Seafoods products as no other product packaging was affected by this potential deficiency,” the company noted in the press release. “Tri-Union Seafoods are required to maintain the highest safety and quality standards.”

This year has already witnessed a number of food remembering about issued in the US last week, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a report on 60 different baked items from FGF, LLC, which was distributed in grocery stores throughout the USA

The recall, which was completed in January, affected a number of baked items from cake donut rings, raspberry-filled donuts, French crullers, Bavarian-filled donuts, Dunkin ‘Donuts’ products, including two of its munchkin flavor and more.

According to the FDA, a total of 2,0176,614 cases of the different baked goods are remembered due to the “potential for contamination with listeria”, a bacterium that can contaminate many foods and cause infections.

Last month, D. Coluccio & Sons announced that it remembered its 300-Gram packages with “Colussi Cantuccini Chocolate Drops” because they can contain non-declared almonds. This is the risk of “serious or life -threatening allergic reactions” to consumers with wood nuts allergies per day. FDA.

The recall was initiated after it “discovered that the almond -containing product was distributed in packaging that did not reveal the presence of almonds.” A subsequent study indicated that this mistake was due to a “temporary collapse in the company’s production and packaging processes.”