Re: Dog and People Food Recall - expanded

My word Daryl - thanks for that.  I'm beginning to wonder what is safe
anymore.

On 7/23/07, Theresa W <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> See I always knew there was a reason why I don't eat canned chili!
>
> Theresa
>
> james singer wrote:
> > Thanks, Daryl. Good grief!
> >
> > On Jul 23, 2007, at 2:09 PM, Daryl wrote:
> >
> >>  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --AUGUSTA, Ga. - July 21, 2007 - Castleberry's
> >> Food
> >> Company today announced that it is taking extra steps to ensure public
> >> safety
> >> by voluntarily expanding its recall originally announced on July 18
> >> due to the
> >> risk ofbotulinum toxin, a bacterium which can cause botulism.
> >> Botulism can cause the following symptoms: general weakness, dizziness,
> >> double-vision and trouble with speaking or swallowing. Difficulty in
> >> breathing, weakness of other muscles, abdominal distension and
> >> constipation
> >> may also be common symptoms. People experiencing these problems should
> >> seek
> >> immediate medical attention.
> >>
> >> The recall originally announced on July 18 affected only 10 products
> with
> >> 'best by' dates from APR30 2009 through MAY22 2009. The extended
> >> recall now
> >> includes the following canned products in the following sizes with all
> >> 'best
> >> by' and code dates:
> >>
> >>   a.. Austex Onion Hot Dog Chili Sauce, 10 oz can (UPC 3030097101)
> >>   b.. Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce, 10 oz can (UPC 3030099533)
> >>   c.. Austex Beef Stew, 15 oz can (UPC 3030090815)
> >>   d.. Austex Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 3030091015)
> >>   e.. Austex Chili With Beans, 19 oz can (UPC 3030092519)
> >>   f.. Austex Chili No Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 3030097715)
> >>   g.. Austex Chili No Beans, 19 oz can (UPC 3030097719)
> >>   h.. Best Yet Corned Beef Hash, 15 oz can (UPC 4217841082)
> >>   i.. Best Yet Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 4218740842)
> >>   j.. Big Y Chili No Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 1889480424)
> >>   k.. Big Y Corned Beef Hash, 15 oz can (UPC 1889480225)
> >>   l.. Big Y Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 1889480425)
> >>   m.. Black Rock Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 3030001715)
> >>   n.. Bloom Hot Dog Chili Sauce, 10 oz can (UPC 2543992448)
> >>   o.. Bryan Hot Dog Chili Sauce With Beef, 10 oz can (UPC 5340030010)
> >>   p.. Bryan Corned Beef Hash, 15 oz can (UPC 5340030110)
> >>   q.. Bryan Chili No Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 5340030200)
> >>   r.. Bryan Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 5340030205)
> >>   s.. Bryan Chili No Beans, 10 oz can (UPC 5340035264)
> >>   t.. Bunker Hill Hot Dog Chili Sauce, 10 oz can (UPC 7526604152)
> >>   u.. Bunker Hill Chili No Beans, 10 oz can (UPC 7526604112)
> >>   v.. Bunker Hill Spicier Chili No Beans, 10 oz can (UPC 7526604224)
> >>   w.. Castleberry's Hot Dog Chili Sauce, 10 oz can (UPC 3030000101)
> >>   x.. Castleberry's Onion Hot Dog Chili Sauce, 10 oz can (UPC
> 3030007101)
> >>   y.. Castleberry's Brunswick Stew Chicken & Beef, 15 oz can (UPC
> >> 3030000315)
> >>   z.. Castleberry's Barbecue Pork, 10 oz can (UPC 3030000402)
> >>   aa.. Castleberry's Barbecue Pork, 14.5 oz can (UPC 3030000415)
> >>   ab.. Castleberry's Barbecue Beef, 10 oz can (UPC 3030000602)
> >>   ac.. Castleberry's Beef Stew, 15 oz can (UPC 3030000815)
> >>   ad.. Castleberry's Corned Beef Hash, 15 oz can (UPC 3030000915)
> >>   ae.. Castleberry's Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 3030001015)
> >>   af.. Castleberry's Sausage Gravy, 10 oz can (UPC 3030005130)
> >>   ag.. Castleberry's Creamed Chip Beef Gravy, 10 oz can (UPC
> 3030005150)
> >>   ah.. Castleberry's Hot Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 3030007217)
> >>   ai.. Castleberry's Chili No Beans, 10 oz can (UPC 3030007701)
> >>   aj.. Castleberry's Chili No Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 3030007715)
> >>   ak.. Castleberry's Georgia Hash, 15 oz can (UPC 3030000215)
> >>   al.. Cattle Drive Beef Stew, 15 oz can (UPC 3030001530)
> >>   am.. Cattle Drive Chili No Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 3030001520)
> >>   an.. Cattle Drive Chicken Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC
> 3030001525)
> >>   ao.. Cattle Drive Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 3030001515)
> >>   ap.. Firefighters Chicken Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC
> 7372500413)
> >>   aq.. Firefighters Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 737250041)
> >>   ar.. Firefighters Chili No Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 7372500412)
> >>   as.. Food Club Corned Beef Hash, 15 oz can (UPC 3680080204)
> >>   at.. Food Club Chili No Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 3680080404)
> >>   au.. Food Club Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 3680080504)
> >>   av.. Food Lion Hot Dog Chili Sauce, 10 oz can (UPC 3582606911)
> >>   aw.. Goldstar Original Chili, 10oz can (UPC 2457500001)
> >>   ax.. Goldstar Chili, 15oz can (UPC 2457500005)
> >>   ay.. Goldstar Tex-Mex Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 2457500008)
> >>   az.. Great Value Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 8113179994)
> >>   ba.. Great Value Hot Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 8113179995)
> >>   bb.. Kroger Hot Dog Chili Sauce, 10 oz can (UPC 1111083942)
> >>   bc.. Kroger Beef Stew, 15oz can (UPC 1111083928)
> >>   bd.. Kroger Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 1111083930)
> >>   be.. Kroger Chili No Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 1111083908)
> >>   bf.. Lowes Foods Chili No Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 4164301092)
> >>   bg.. Lowes Foods Corned Beef Hash, 15 oz can (UPC 4164301094)
> >>   bh.. Lowes Foods Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 4164301097)
> >>   bi.. Meijer Hot Dog Chili Sauce, 10 oz can (UPC 4125085862)
> >>   bj.. Meijer Chili No Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 4125095220)
> >>   bk.. Meijer Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 4125095221)
> >>   bl.. Meijer Corned Beef Hash, 15 oz can (UPC 4125095229)
> >>   bm.. Morton House Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 7526665829)
> >>   bn.. Morton House Corned Beef Hash, 15 oz can (UPC 7526665830)
> >>   bo.. Morton House Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 7526665993)
> >>   bp.. Paramount Hot Dog Chili Sauce, 10 oz can (UPC 7526600510)
> >>   bq.. Paramount Chili for Hot Dogs, 15 oz can (UPC 7526600526)
> >>   br.. Paramount Chili No Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 7526600731)
> >>   bs.. Paramount Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 7526600732)
> >>   bt.. Piggly Wiggly Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 4129037252)
> >>   bu.. Piggly Wiggly Chili No Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 4129037354)
> >>   bv.. Piggly Wiggly Chili No Beans, 10 oz can (UPC 4129037355)
> >>   bw.. Piggly Wiggly Corned Beef Hash, 15 oz can (UPC 4129037357)
> >>   bx.. Prudence Corned Beef Hash, 15 oz can (UPC 4114100015)
> >>   by.. Southern Home Chili No Beans, 10 oz can (UPC 3825948713)
> >>   bz.. Southern Home Chili No Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 0788015340)
> >>   ca.. Southern Home Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 0788015341)
> >>   cb.. Southern Home Corned Beef Hash, 15 oz can (UPC 0788015359)
> >>   cc.. Steak n Shake Chili With Beans, 10 oz can (UPC 5184400120)
> >>   cd.. Thrifty Maid Hot Dog Chili Sauce, 10 oz can (UPC 2114021367)
> >>   ce.. Thrifty Maid Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (2114021370)
> >>   cf.. Thrifty Maid Corned Beef Hash, 15 oz can (2114021375)
> >>   cg.. Triple Bar Ranch Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 3030005801)
> >>   ch.. Triple Bar Ranch Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 3030005804)
> >>   ci.. Triple Bar Ranch Chili No Beans, 15 oz can (UPC 3030005805)
> >>   cj.. Value Time Beef and Chicken Chili With Beans, 15 oz can (UPC
> >> 1122542159)
> >> In addition, the following canned Natural Balance brand pet food
> >> products,
> >> which Castleberry's co-packs for Natural Balance, are being recalled.
> >> These
> >> include:
> >>
> >>   a.. Natural Balance Eatables for Dogs Irish Stew With Beef, Potatoes
> &
> >> Carrots, 15 oz can (UPC 2363359860)
> >>   b.. Natural Balance Eatables for Dogs Chinese Take Out With Sauce
> With
> >> Vegetables and Chicken, 15 oz can (UPC 2363359861)
> >>   c.. Natural Balance Eatables for Dogs HOBO Chili With Chicken &
> >> Pasta, 15 oz
> >> can (UPC 2363359863)
> >>   d.. Natural Balance Eatables for Dogs Southern Style Dumplings With
> >> Chicken
> >> & Vegetables, 15 oz can (UPC 2363359862)
> >> Consumers should not use these products even if they do not look or
> smell
> >> spoiled. Consumers with these products should dispose of them by double
> >> bagging in plastic bags that are tightly closed before being placed in
> >> a trash
> >> receptacle for non-recyclable trash outside of the home, according to
> >> the Food
> >> and Drug Administration. Additional instructions for safe disposal can
> be
> >> found at www.cdc.gov/botulism/botulism_faq.htm.
> >>
> >> "There is nothing more important to us than the health of those who
> >> use our
> >> products every day," said Steve Mavity, SVP Technical Services/Quality
> >> Assurance for Castleberry's. "We are taking every step necessary, and
> are
> >> working hand in hand with health officials around the clock to ensure
> the
> >> safety of consumers."
> >>
> >> Mavity said, "We believe we have isolated the issue to a situation of
> >> under-processing on one line of our production facility. As an extra
> >> precaution to the recall we announced on Wednesday, we have shut down
> >> this
> >> line altogether and are recalling all products produced on it."
> >>
> >> Castleberry's is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
> >> (FDA), the
> >> United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Centers for
> >> Disease
> >> Control and Prevention (CDC) to investigate possible contamination of
> >> these
> >> products.
> >>
> >> Castleberry's was notified by the FDA of two confirmed botulism cases
> >> and two
> >> potential botulism cases involving individuals who ate Hot Dog Chili
> >> Sauce
> >> products. No new cases have been reported since the recall was
> >> announced on
> >> July 18.
> >>
> >> There have been no reported illnesses linked to Natural Balance canned
> >> pet
> >> food, but Castleberry's recommends that all these products should be
> >> discarded. While botulism can affect some pets, dogs and cats are
> >> inherently
> >> resistant. The disease has only been seen occasionally in dogs and has
> >> not
> >> been reported in cats. Ferrets are highly susceptible to botulinum
> >> toxin. The
> >> incubation period can be two hours to two weeks; in most cases, the
> >> symptoms
> >> appear after 12 to 24 hours. Botulism is characterized by progressive
> >> motor
> >> paralysis. Typical clinical signs may include muscle paralysis,
> >> difficulty
> >> breathing, chewing and swallowing, visual disturbances and generalized
> >> weakness may also occur. Death usually results from paralysis of the
> >> respiratory or cardiac muscles. Pet owners who have used these
> >> products and
> >> whose pets have these symptoms should contact their veterinarian
> >> immediately.
> >>
> >> Consumers with any questions should visit Castleberry's Web site
> >> (www.castleberrys.com). A toll-free hotline is also available for
> >> consumer
> >> questions at 1-800-203-4412 or 1-888-203-8446.
> >>
> >> ####
> >>
> >> FDA's Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts Page:
> >> http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html
> >>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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