Hot dog sauce recall

From Yenra

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.