The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expanding its July 18, 2007 warning to consumers about possible botulinum toxin contamination of canned food products and dog food produced by Castleberry Food Company.
Cooking or high temperature will not get rid of botulinum, the toxin that causes botulism.
Consumers who have any of the recalled products or any foods made with these products should throw them away immediately. Double bag the cans in plastic bags that are tightly closed, then place in a trash receptacle for non-recyclable trash outside of the home.
Exposure to botulinum toxin can be fatal and two people in Texas and two people in Indiana remain seriously ill and hospitalized with botulism poisoning associated with eating Castleberry's Hot Dog Chili Sauce.
Castleberry is expanding the recall to include all of the following canned products with all "best by" and code dates, and FDA is warning consumers not to purchase or eat any of the canned products listed in the table below.
Hot Dog Chili Sauces SIZE UPC CODES Austex Onion Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10 OZ 30300-97101 Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10 OZ 30300-99533 Castleberry's Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10 OZ 30300-00101 Castleberry's Onion Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10 OZ 30300-07101 Bunker Hill Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10 OZ 75266-04152 Kroger Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10 OZ 11110-83942 Meijer Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10 OZ 41250-85862 Food Lion Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10 OZ 35826-06911 Bloom Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10 OZ 25439-92448 Thrifty Maid Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10 OZ 21140-21367
The agency is expanding its warning based in part on FDA test results and information obtained during a joint FDA and U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection of the Castleberry's facility in Augusta, Georgia.
In addition, Castleberry is recalling over eighty other products containing meat, which are regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA is warning the public not to eat these certain brands of Castleberry products containing meat.