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FDA is alerting consumers, food service operators, and food retailers that New Era Canning Company, New Era, Mich., is broadening its nationwide recall of canned vegetable products for a third time because of the potential for its foods to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum).
The affected New Era products are large institutional-sized cans, weighing between six and seven pounds, of various types of beans, black eye peas, and asparagus.
C. botulinum produces the toxin that causes botulism and can cause life-threatening illness or death. To date, no illnesses have been reported to FDA. However, consumers should not consume these products, even if they appear to be normal, because of the potential serious risk to health.
Consumers who have the affected products, or who have used them in recipes, should immediately throw the cans and food away.
The potentially contaminated products are marketed under different brand names:
Processors other than New Era may be packing these brands. Only products packed by New Era are subject to the recall, so individuals must check the lot numbers on the bottom of the cans to determine if the product is affected by the recall.
For a complete list of specific brands, products, and lot codes subject to the New Era recalls, visit http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/newera.html.
FDA Press Release
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01795.html
Possible Botulism Risk: New Era Expands Recall
http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/botulism012208.html
FDA 101: Product Recalls
From First Alert to Effectiveness Checks
http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/recalls123107.html
Date Posted: February 8, 2008
