Botulism Risk Found in at Least 90 Different Products
Right now, either head to your pantry or make a note to do so upon getting home tonight and toss any of the products listed here. They may be linked to four botulism outbreaks—two in Indiana and two in Texas.
The problem was discovered on July 18, but the recall has steadily expanded to include millions of cans of food.
"This is a very big recall," David Elder of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's office of regulatory affairs told reporters, deeming it an "urgent public health matter."
"These products can hurt people. And they have to be off the store shelves. And consumers have to discard any that they have at home," Elder added.
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