{"id":2114252,"date":"2025-02-11T16:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T22:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=2114252"},"modified":"2025-02-14T09:54:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T15:54:40","slug":"tuna-recall-february-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/tuna-recall-february-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuna Recall: Canned Tuna Sold at Trader Joe’s, Costco and More Recalled Over Botulism Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unfortunately, we have some bad news for tinned fish lovers. If you were planning on making some of Matthew McConaughey's tuna salad<\/a> this week, you may have to put that on pause. Tri-Union Seafoods issued a recall<\/a> of its canned tuna products on February 7. The recall<\/a> was made \"out of an abundance of caution\" due to a manufacturing defect that could put consumers at risk of botulism poisoning.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

What caused the tuna recall?<\/h2>\r\n

One of Tri-Union Seafoods' suppliers found a manufacturing defect. The seals on some cans with \"easy open\" pull-tab lids were compromised. This means that, over time, the cans could leak or be contaminated with a bacteria called clostridium botulinum. Ingesting this bacteria can lead to botulism, which is a very serious and potentially fatal form of food poisoning.<\/p>\r\n

According to the WHO<\/a>, symptoms of foodborne botulism typically begin 12 to 36 hours after the toxin gets into your body and can include:<\/p>\r\n\r\n