Four Cases of Botulism Prompt Recall of Chili Sauce and Other Products

Posted on July 23, 2007 by PritzkerLaw
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URGENT BOTULISM WARNING: Pritzker Law has been contacted by a possible victim of the botulism outbreak linked to hot dog chili sauce. To date Castleberry’s Food Company (owned by Bumble Bee Foods, LLC) has recalled the following 10 ounce cans of hot dog chili sauce due to possible contamination with Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium that causes botulism:

  • Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 30300-99533)
  • Austex Onion Hot Dog Chili Sauce (30300-97101)
  • Bloom Hot Dog Chili Sauce (25439-92448)
  • Bunker Hill Hot Dog Chili Sauce (75266-04152)
  • Castleberry’s Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 30300-00101)
  • Castleberry’s Onion Hot Dog Chili Sauce (30300-07101)
  • Food Lion Hot Dog Chili Sauce (35826-06911)
  • Kroger Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 11110-83942)
  • Meijer Hot Dog Chili Sauce (41250-85862)
  • Thrifty Maid Hot Dog Chili Sauce (21140-21367)

All of these products are recalled irrespective of “best by” dates. Two children in Texas and an Indiana couple who ate these products became seriously ill and have been hospitalized.

Due to an investigation by the FDA and USDA-FSIS, Castleberry's Food Company has also recalled canned products manufactured due to possible contamination with Clostridium botulinum. Each can label or can end bears the establishment number "EST. 195" inside the USDA seal of inspection. The canned meat products were distributed nationwide. The following canned meat products have been recalled:

 

  • 12-pack of 15-ounce cans of "Austex Beef Stew."
  • 15- and 19-ounce cans of "Austex Chili with Beans."
  • 12-pack of 15-ounce cans of "Austex Chili No Beans."
  • 12-pack of 19-ounce cans of "Austex Chili No Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Best Yet Chili with Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Best Yet Corned Beef Hash."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Big Y Chili with Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Big Y Chili no Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Big Y Corned Beef Hash."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Black Rock Chili with Beans."
  • 24-pack of 10-ounce cans of "Bryan Hot Dog Chili Sauce."
  • 24-pack of 15-ounce cans of "Bryan Corned Beef Hash."
  • 24-pack of 10-ounce cans of "Bryan Chili No Beans."
  • 24-pack of 15-ounce cans of "Bryan Chili No Beans."
  • 24-pack of 15-ounce cans of "Bryan Chili with Beans."
  • 10-ounce cans of "Bunker Hill Chili no Beans."
  • 10-ounce cans of "Bunker Hill Chunky Chili no Beans."
  • 10-ounce cans of "Castle Chili No Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Castleberry's Beef Stew."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Castleberry's Brunswick Stew."
  • 10-ounce cans of "Castleberry's BUNKER HILL, ORIGINAL Chili NO BEANS."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Castleberry's CHILI WITH BEANS."
  • 12-pack of 15-ounce cans of "Castleberry's Chili No Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Castleberry's Corned Beef Hash."
  • 10-ounce cans of "Castleberry's HICKORY SMOKED, OVEN ROASTED, WITH SKINS, BARBECUE PORK IN BARBECUE SAUCE."
  • 12-pack of 15-ounce cans of "Castleberry's Hot Chili with Beans."
  • 10- and 14.5-ounce cans of "Castleberry's BBQ Pork."

 

  • 10-ounce cans of "Castleberry's Sausage Gravy."
  • 10-ounce cans of "Castleberry's Chip Beef Gravy."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Cattle Drive Beef Stew."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Cattle Drive Chili with Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Cattle Drive Chili no Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Cattle Drive CHILI WITH BEANS."
  • 8-pack of 15-ounce cans of "Cattle Drive Chili with Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Cattle Drive Chicken Chili with Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Firefighter Chicken Chili."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Firefighter Chicken Chili with Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Firefighter Chili with Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Firefighter Chili no Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Food Club Chili with Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Food Club Corned Beef Hash."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Georgia Hash."
  • 10- and 15-ounce cans of "Goldstar Chili."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Goldstar Tex Mex Chili."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Great Value Chili with Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Great Value Hot Chili with Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Kroger Beef Stew."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Kroger Chili with Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Kroger Chili no Bean."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Lowes Chili no Bean."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Lowes Chili with Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Lowes Corn Beef Hash."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Meijer Chili with Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Meijer Chili no Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Meijer CORNED BEEF HASH."
  • 12-pack of 15-ounce cans of "Morton House Chili with Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Morton House Corned Beef Hash."
  • 10- and 15-ounce cans of "Paramount Hot Dog Chili Sauce."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Paramount Chili no Bean."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Paramount Chili with Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Piggly Wiggly Chili with Beans."
  • 10- and 15-ounce cans of "Piggly Wiggly Chili no Bean."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Piggly Wiggly Corned Beef Hash."
  • 12-pack of 15-ounce cans of "Prudence Corned Beef Hash."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Southern Home Chili with Beans."
  • 10- and 15-ounce cans of "Southern Home Chili no Bean."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Southern Home Corned Beef Hash."
  • 10-ounce cans of "Steak N Shake Chili."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Thrifty Maid Chili with Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Thrifty Maid Corned Beef Hash."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Triple Bar Chili with Beans."
  • 12-pack of 15-ounce cans of "Triple Bar Chili with Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Triple Bar Chili no Beans."
  • 12-pack of 15-ounce cans of "Triple Bar Chili no Beans."
  • 15-ounce cans of "Value Time Chili with Beans."

All of these products are recalled irrespective of “best by” dates.
 

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