The sterilization deviations occurred at a co-pack facility not owned or operated by Bumble Bee Foods. The issue was discovered by the co-packer facility during a routine quality audit.
According to the FDA, these deviations were part of the commercial sterilization process and could result in contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens, which could lead to life-threatening illness if consumed.
According to a statement on the Bumble Bee Foods web page, the voluntary nationwide recall covers 31,579 cases of the products produced in February 2016. Bumble Bee is working closely with the co-packer and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expedite the removal of the recalled products from store shelves.
The products subject to this recall are marked with a can code that starts with a “T” (example: TOA2BSCAFB) and has the following “best by” dates:
Consumers should throw the recalled products away. Do not consume them. There have been no illnesses associated with this recall, but it is being done out of an abundance of caution.
Consumers are advised to throw away the recalled product. Consumers looking for more information on reimbursement or who have questions about the recall may contact Bumble Bee at (888) 820-1947 between the hours of 9 am and 6 pm EST seven days a week.
Bumble Bee Seafoods was founded in 1899, and today, it is North America’s largest branded shelf-stable seafood company, It is a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
