Canned tuna sold by major U.S. grocers recalled due to botulism concerns

Certain canned tuna products sold by grocers including Costco, Trader Joe's and Walmart are being recalled due to botulism concerns, according to a notice posted Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 

The recall involves some canned tuna sold in 26 states and Washington, D.C., under the Genova, Van Camp's, H-E-B and Trader Joe's brand names, stated Tri-Union Seafoods, a subsidiary of Thai Union, a global seafood provider based in Thailand.

"The 'easy open' pull can lid on limited products encountered a manufacturing defect that may compromise the integrity of the seal (especially over time), causing it to leak, or worse, be contaminated with clostridium botulinum, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning," Tri-Union Seafoods stated in the recall posted Monday by the FDA. A supplier alerted the company to the manufacturing defect, El Segundo, California-based Tri-Union said.