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Hunt’s Tomato Sauce Recalled for Can Defect

By News Desk |

Nebraska-based ConAgra Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling lots of 8-ounce Hunt’s Tomato Sauce and Hunt’s Tomato Sauce No Salt Added that were packaged in cans with defective inner linings. The company reports there is not a food safety concern associated with the product.

The defect in the lining may cause cans to swell and spurt sauce when opened.

The product was shipped to retail locations and distributors in AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, TX, UT, WA and WY.

Affected products bear the following best-by dates:

Hunt’s Tomato Sauce (8-ounce cans):

  • JUL 23 2014
  • JUL 24 2014
  • AUG 29 2014
  • AUG 30 2014
  • OCT 08 2014

Hunt’s Tomato Sauce No Salt Added (8-ounce cans):

  • JUL 23 2014
  • AUG 29 2014
  • OCT 07 2014
  • OCT 08 2014
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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=675238710 Eric Johnson

    Swell and spurt…huh.

  • husna

    Mr Cropper- Anytime a can is swollen, one can expect microbial spoilage (usually butyric anaerobes in the case of canned tomatoes). In the case of a swollen can that is leaking, one can expect the botulinum toxin .