Published Date: 2008-01-22 11:00:14
Subject: PRO/EDR> Botulism, canned beans - USA (03): risk, bean salad recall
Archive Number: 20080122.0264

BOTULISM, CANNED BEANS - USA (03): RISK, BEAN SALAD RECALL
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Date: Tue 22 Jan 2008
Source: Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer [edited]
<http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080122/BIZ/80121016/1076/BIZ>


Kroger Co, the largest USA grocery chain, is recalling a bean salad sold at
its deli counters in 14 states because of potential contamination that
might cause botulism in consumers. The tri-bean salad was sold in Ohio,
Kentucky, Indiana, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri,
Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming, Kroger
said in a statement.

The beans were sold to Kroger by New Era Canning Co, which issued an
earlier voluntary recall of all canned green beans and garbanzo beans
produced in the last 5 years, because they might be contaminated with germs
that cause botulism, the FDA [US Food and Drug Administration] said on its
website.

Kroger, based in Cincinnati, said no illnesses have been reported, and
other salad products weren't affected by the recall, according to the
statement.

[byline: Ryan Flinn]

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[Additional recalls like this one may occur among the recipients of the
institutional-sized cans of beans. Because of the potential severity of
botulism, ProMED-mail posts such recalls even if, as in this case, there
are no human cases associated with the food. Most of the food recalls are
related to defective preparation procedures which could, but do not
necessarily, result in the germination of viable spores of _Clostridium
botulinum_. However, during the original part of this recall, it was stated
that the organism was indeed identified. - Mod.LL]

See Also

Botulism, canned beans - USA (02): risk, further expanded recall 20080119.0241
Botulism, canned beans - USA: risk, expanded recall 20080109.0117
Botulism, canned soup - USA: (PA) recall, RFI 20080103.0030
Botulism, foie gras - France: risk, recall 20080102.0016
Botulism, canned food: aerosol risk 20080101.0008
2007
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Botulism, canned green beans - USA (02): recall, positive culture
20071228.4164
Botulism, canned green beans - USA: recall 20071222.4111
Botulism, canned food, human, pet - N. America (06) 20070807.2566
Botulism risk, canned green beans - N. America: recall 20070802.2494
Botulism, canned food, human, pet - USA (03) 20070729.2433
Botulism, canned food, human, pet - N. America 20070725.2385
Botulism, canned food, human, pet - USA: alert, recall 20070723.2366
Botulism, chili sauce - USA: alert, recall 20070719.2316
Botulism, fatal, canned food - Azerbaijan 20070124.0321
Botulism, canned artichokes - Spain (Guipuzoa) (02) 20070120.0261
Botulism, canned artichokes - Spain (Guipuzcoa) 20070116.0203

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