Hot Dog Chili Sauce Recalled after 4 Hospitalized with Botulism
By: CNN
Updated: July 19, 2007
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health officials warned consumers Wednesday to throw away certain cans of hot dog chili sauce after the product was linked to botulism that has sent four people to the hospital.
The warning applies to 10-ounce cans of Castleberry's, Austex and Kroger brands of hot dog chili sauce with "best by" dates from April 30, 2009, through May 22, 2009, the Food and Drug Administration said. It wasn't immediately clear how widely the products were distributed.
What's being recalled
The recall covers the following universal product codes:
Castleberry's Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 3030000101)
Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 3030099533)
Kroger Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 1111083942)
Botulism is a muscle-paralyzing disease caused by a toxin made by a bacterium called Clostridium botulinum, according to the CDC. The four victims -- two each in Texas and Indiana -- are expected to survive. The Texas cases involve children who are siblings. The Indiana cases involve an adult couple. No other details were available.
