Botulism Scare Now Causing Canned Tuna Recall In Texas

Texas better check their labels to make sure we are not potentially exposing ourselves to a botulism infection after a popular Tri-Union Seafood LLC canned tuna operation noticed an issue with their easy open containers. The concern is for the potential presence of clostridium botulinum that could seep into the H-E-B brand of canned tuna.

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Over time, the easy open function can become compromised, and that would allow for potentially known and unknown contaminates to seep into the product, but the presence of botulism is by far sounding the loudest alarms.

Botulism Scare Now Causing Canned Tuna Recall In Texas

H-E-B is not the only brand that is at risk, and has been named in the canned tuna recall. Additional tuna cans under the Van Camp's, Trader Joe's, and Genova 5oz and 7oz names are also included. All of the recalled Tuna, including the states that have been affected, are listed here with the United States Food and Drug Administration.

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Obviously some of the recalled items are sold exclusively in H-E-B or Trader Joe's, but you can also find some of these names on shelves in Costco or Walmart. In Texas, it looks like you particularly need to keep an eye out at H-E-B and Walmart.

If you do have the recalled tuna in your home, you can bring it back to the store, or reach out to the manufacturer for reimbursement. It is not recommended to ignore the recall.