It's time to take a quick trip to your pantry because yet another popular food item has been recalled. In a statement released on February 7, 2025, Tri-Union Seafoods announced that it was recalling select lots of canned tuna products sold under the Genova, Van Camp's, H-E-B, and Trader Joe's brand names.
The recall was initiated after it was discovered that the "easy open" pull tab can lid on some of the tuna products encountered a manufacturing defect that could cause the seal to leak or be contaminated with clostridium botulinum, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning.
According to the World Health Organization, symptoms of this particular type of food poisoning include marked fatigue, weakness, and vertigo, usually followed by blurred vision, dry mouth, and difficulty in swallowing and speaking, vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation.
Customers who purchased the recalled tuna are asked to return it to the retailer for a full refund, throw it away, or contact Tri-Union Seafoods directly for a retrieval kit and a coupon for a replacement product.
The specific products recalled include:
- H-E-B label—Texas
- Trader Joe's label—Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin
- Genova 7 oz.—Costco in Florida and Georgia
- Genova 5 oz.—Harris Teeter, Publix, H-E-B, Kroger, Safeway, Walmart, and independent retailers in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Texas
- Van Camp's label—Walmart and independent retailers in Pennsylvania, Florida, and New Jersey
News of this tuna recall comes amid a myriad of recent food recalls. Just a few days ago, a recall of two million baked goods, including donuts from Dunkin', was upgraded to Class 2 by the FDA.
