The voluntary recall only applies to single, 5-ounce cans sold in H-E-B stores in Texas between February 24 and March 16 this year.
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There have been no reported illnesses, to date, in connection to any of the recalled products.
But both companies insisted that other than those mentioned recalls, no other production codes and products were subjected to the malfunction, which means there is no reason to include them. These deviations were part of the commercial sterilization process and could result in contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens.
Initially, the recall applied to 31,579 cans of Bumble Bee tuna.
Bumble Bee Foods and Tri-Union Seafoods are voluntarily recalling canned chunk light tuna because of possible health risks.
Tri-Union Seafoods LLC has issued a nationwide recall on two different types of Chicken of the Sea branded tuna. Bumble Bee and H-E-B noted that the process deviation occurred at a third-party co-packing facility, though Chicken of the Sea did not.
According to Bumble Bee’s senior vice president Steve Mavity, via CNN.com, the recalls their company initiated are linked to technical services and corporate quality.
According to the Food and Drug Administration, the products in question, totaling 2,745 cases and over 107,000 cans, is being voluntarily recalled by the company because it “may have been undercooked due to an equipment malfunction, which was uncovered during a routine inspection”.
In a report published by the Local8Now, “The brand joins the list after Bumble Bee Foods and Tri-Union Seafoods announced their tuna recall on Friday”. The UPC code is 0 4800000195 5 and the Best By date is 2/10/19. The product was sold between February 18 and March 16.
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Consumers who have recalled products from these respective companies should throw them away. They can also call Chicken of the Sea’s recall hotline at 866-600-2681.
