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Senior Citizen Alerts
Senior Citizens, Others Warned of Botulism Risk in
Hot Dog Chili Sauce
Chili sauce, chili with beans, corned beef hash under
several brands recalled after FDA alert
 July
19, 2007 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning
yesterday for consumers not to eat 10 ounce cans of hot dog chili sauce
marketed under three brand names and the manufacturer immediately issued
a recall and added cans of corned beef hash and chili with beans to the
list. The FDA says there is possible botulism contamination, which can
be fatal, especially for senior citizens.
The FDA identified for possible contamination –
● Castleberry’s Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC
3030000101),
● Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 3030099533), and
● Kroger Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 1111083942).
The dangerous cans have “best by dates” from April
30, 2009 through May 22, 2009. The “best by dates” can be found on the
can lids.
Castleberry's Food Company, the manufacturer, added
the following foods with the same “best by dates” to the recall:
● Morton House Corned Beef Hash, 15 oz can (UPC
7526665830),
● Cattle Drive Chili with Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 3030001515),
● Southern Home Corned Beef Hash, 15 oz can (UPC 0788015360),
● Meijer Corned Beef Hash, 15 oz can (UPC 4125095229),
● Castleberry's Chili with Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 3030001015),
● Castleberry's Barbecue Pork, 10 oz can (UPC 3030000402) and
● Bunker Hill Chili No Beans, 10 oz can (UPC 7526604112).
Consumers who have any of these products or any
foods made with these products should throw them away immediately. If
the “best by” date is missing or unreadable consumers should throw the
product out.
Castleberry added that consumers should not use
these products even if they do not look or smell spoiled. Consumers may
return the label to the location where the product was purchased for a
full refund.
Castleberry's was notified by the FDA of four
potential cases of botulism involving individuals who ate these
products. "We are taking this precautionary measure to ensure the safety
of our consumers," said Steve Mavity, SVP Technical Services/Quality
Assurance for Castleberry's. "We will continue to work closely with the
FDA, USDA, and CDC."
Two children in Texas and an Indiana couple who ate
these products became seriously ill and have been hospitalized,
according to the FDA.
Symptoms of botulism poisoning can begin from 6
hours to 2 weeks after eating food that contains the toxin. Symptoms may
include double vision, blurred vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech,
difficulty swallowing, dry mouth, and muscle weakness that moves
progressively down the body, affecting the shoulders first then
descending to the upper arms, lower arms, thighs, calves, etc. Botulism
poisoning can also cause paralysis of the breathing muscles which can
result in death unless assistance with breathing (mechanical
ventilation) is provided.
Individuals who show these symptoms and who may
have recently eaten Castleberry’s Hot Dog Chili Sauce, Austex Hot Dog
Chili Sauce, or Kroger Hot Dog Chili Sauce should seek immediate medical
attention.
All of the above products are manufactured by the
Castleberry Food Company in Augusta, Georgia.
Castleberry has informed FDA that it is voluntarily
recalling all of the potentially contaminated products and is
cooperating with FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), and the states’ active investigations into the cause of this
contamination and scope of the products’ distribution.
FDA will provide updates as more information
becomes available. Consumers can call the FDA at 1-888-SAFEFOOD.
Consumers with any questions or concerns about this
recall should go to Castleberry's website (http://www.castleberrys.com)
or call Castleberry's consumer hotline at 1-888-203-8446.
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