The warning applies to 10-ounce cans of Castleberry's, Austex and Kroger brands of hot dog chili sauce with "best by" dates from April 30, 2009, through May 22, 2009, the Food and Drug Administration said. It wasn't immediately clear how widely the products were distributed.
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The products were made by the Castleberry's Food Co., owned by Bumble Bee Seafoods LLC, based in San Diego.

This information is from KYW, Philadelphia's all news station.

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By Reds9298 on Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 12:26 pm:

Thank you Ginny! My dad just sent this to me by email and we had 2 cans in the cabinet. DH loves that stuff and eats a can about every 2 weeks or so on hotdogs. He also ate a can last week, but I have no idea what the date was on that one. Now that we know symptoms to look for, we can keep an eye out. It says that it can take up to 2 weeks for symptoms to show. There are already others sick in IN and that's where we are.

By Bobbie~moderatr on Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 02:08 pm:

This is getting a bit out of hand, huh? It seems like every other week they are recalling something.... Either the screening system is getting better or the production of foods is getting worse.. But it sure is scary... Makes you want to grow your own food...

By Ginny~moderator on Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 03:13 pm:

Bobbie, I don't know if the screening system is getting better - everything I've read says funding has been cut severely every year for the last several years for the FDA. In this country, fortunately, most of the time producers will notify the FDA and CPC immediately if they are notified of a problem, so things get caught early. This is, in fact, the first case of botulism in commercially prepared food in, I think, decades.

Salmonella is another story of course, because in the case of produce you are talking about a chain from the fields where it is grown to the market, and many, many steps along the way where poor sanitation can be an issue; food preparation in public entities (i.e., fast food restaurants) also provides many opportunities for poor sanitation, poor refrigation, and poor food handling practices to cause problems.

Now, imported food - don't get me started! I am trying, as much as possible, to avoid putting anything from China in my mouth, but it sure isn't easy. Especially as some of our major vitamins (used in creating vitamin tablets) are now only produced in China.