{"id":1051,"date":"2025-02-12T09:28:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T14:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gcn.com\/us\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2025-02-12T05:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T10:46:15","slug":"fda-tuna-recall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gcn.com\/us\/fda-tuna-recall\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA Issues Urgent Warning: Contaminated Tuna Recall at Walmart, Costco & Trader Joe\u2019s \u2013 What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rethink that tuna salad sandwich you were going to make for lunch today as the FDA has issued a recall<\/a> for canned tuna products citing a possible contamination. The tainted product was sold at several major retailers across the United States and Tri-Union Seafoods, the company that manufactures the canned tuna, has recently issued a voluntary recall on the product due to a packaging defect that could severely impact the integrity of the food product.<\/p>\n

Details of the FDA tuna recall<\/h2>\n

On Friday, February 7, Tri-Union Seafoods issued a notice for a voluntary recall of certain canned tuna products sold under various labels across multiple retailers nationwide. The canned product was sold under Trader Joe’s, H-E-B, Van Camp’s, and Genova brands and could be found at all major retailers such as Costco, Walmart, Trader Joe’s, Kroger, and Publix.<\/p>\n

The need for a recall came about after the supplier noticed a manufacturing defect that compromised the “easy open” lids found on the tuna cans. The press release<\/a> noted that this issue with the cans’ lids could potentially “compromise the integrity of the product seal (especially over time), causing it to leak, or worse, be contaminated with clostridium botulinum.”<\/p>\n

Clostridium botulinum is a foodborne bacteria that can cause botulism which is a rare condition that attacks the nerves in the body and could lead to life threatening repercussions. The U.S. World Health Organization has shared that “clostridium botulinum can grow and produce toxins in food prior to consumption.” Symptoms that occur as a result of consuming food tainted with foodborne botulism include “fatigue, weakness, and vertigo, usually followed by blurred vision, dry mouth and difficulty in swallowing and speaking.”<\/p>\n

The Tri-Union Seafood company is urging customers to avoid consumption of the recalled product at all costs — even if the tuna “does not look or smell spoiled.” Additionally, if customers have already consumed the product and do not feel well, they should seek medical attention immediately.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, \u201cno illnesses associated with the recalled products have been reported and the recall is being conducted to ensure consumer safety,\u201d and this is accurate as of February 10.<\/p>\n

How to identify the recalled product<\/h2>\n

Recalled tuna cans with the H-E-B were sold at retailers in the Texas region, whilst cans with the Trader Joe’s label were sold in 19 states, namely, 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.<\/p>\n

Genova labeled 7-ounce tuna cans were sold at Costco stores in Florida and Georgia. The 5-ounce Genova cans were sold by Safeway, Kroger, Publix, Walmart, and other independent retailers across ten states including, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Tennessee.<\/p>\n

Independent retailers, along with Walmart stores in Pennsylvania<\/span>,\u00a0Florida,<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0New Jersey sold the Van Camp’s label tuna.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each of the recalled cans have a specific Best By date and UPC number that can be found on the bottom of the can. The dates all range between 2027 and 2028 and a full list of the Best By dates and UPC numbers can be found in Tri-Union Seafood’s press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What to do if you purchased a recalled can<\/h2>\n

The company has further shared that customers in possession of the recalled product should dispose of it immediately. Alternatively, they may return it to the store at which they purchased it in exchange for a full refund. Customers can also contact Tri-Union Seafoods “directly for a retrieval kit and a coupon for a replacement product.”<\/p>\n

The company also shared in its press release that “this recall does not impact any other Tri-Union Seafoods products, as no other product packaging was impacted by this potential defect.”<\/p>\n

The company also reaffirmed its commitment to upholding the highest standards regarding safety and quality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rethink that tuna salad sandwich you were going to make for lunch today as the FDA has issued a recall for canned tuna products citing a possible contamination. The tainted product was sold at several major retailers across the United States and Tri-Union Seafoods, the company that manufactures the canned tuna, has recently issued a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":893,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"","format":"standard","override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","share_position":"hide","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"custom","post_date_format_custom":"m\/d\/Y H:i","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"1","sticky_sidebar":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"no-crop","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-715"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcn.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcn.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcn.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcn.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcn.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gcn.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcn.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcn.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcn.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcn.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}