Cincinnati - Grocery chain Kroger Co. said its Inter-American Products unit voluntarily recalled Deli Chef tri-bean salad due to a potential bacterial contamination.
The company said salads sold at some deli counters in Indiana and elsewhere may contain Clostridium botulinum, which could cause the potentially fatal food-borne illness botulism.
No illnesses have been reported, according to Kroger.
Consumers should throw out the salads even if they don't look or smell spoiled and contact the store where it was purchased for a refund, the company said.
The salads also were sold at stores in Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Kroger said green beans processed by New Era Canning Co. for the Deli Chef salad were recalled by the company.
The FDA says consumers should place recalled products in two plastic bags tightly sealed before placing in a non-recyclable trash receptacle outside of the home. If cans are swollen, bulging or leaking, gloves and eye protection are recommended before double-bagging and disposing of the cans. Health officials recommend thoroughly washing both hands for at least two minutes after carefully removing and disposing the gloves.
Symptoms of botulism can begin from six hours to ten days after exposure to the toxin. Symptoms may include: double vision, blurred vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, and muscle weakness that moves progressively down the body starting at the head, and then descending to the arms, torso, and legs.
The recall covers the following products:
- Bunny brand, distributed by Bunn Capitol Co - Blue Lake mixed and shortcut green beans (UPC 6444500193)
- Classic Sysco brand, distributed by Sysco Corp - Blue Lake cut green beans (UPC 7486510779); Blue Lake cut green beans (UPC 7486510487); Garbanzo beans (UPC 7486510484)
- Code brand - Mixed & short cut green beans (UPC 1207310120); Fancy garbanzo beans without sulfites (UPC 1207316120)
- ComSource brand - Blue Lake cut green beans (UPC 5254952333); Blue Lake cut green beans (UPC 5254952321)
- ComSource Medallion Premium Quality brand - Fancy Blue Lake cut green beans (UPC 5254952325)
- ComSource Merit Excellence Food Service brand - Cut Blue Lake green beans (UPC 5254952327); Fancy Blue Lake cut green beans (UPC 5254952325)
- ComSource Traditional brand - Blue Lake cut green beans, mixed and short cut (UPC 5254952359); Cut Blue Lake green beans (UPC 5254952427)
- ComSource Traditional brand - Cut Blue Lake green beans (UPC 5254952429)
- Frosty Acres Restaurant's Pride Preferred brand, packed for F.A.B., Inc - Fancy Cut Blue Lake Green Beans (UPC 4820067373); Cut Blue Lake green beans (UPC 4820067445); Blue Lake cut green beans (UPC 4820067451); Fancy cut Blue Lake green beans (UPC 4820067339); Fancy cut Blue Lake green beans (UPC 4820067446); Mixture of Blue Lake short cut, cut green beans (UPC 4820068464); Fancy garbanzos "chick pea" (UPC 4820068264)
- GFS brand, distributed by Gordon Food Service - Fancy Blue lake cut green beans (UPC 9390111873); Blue Lake Cut Green Beans, reorder no. 273856 (9390127385); Fancy Mexican Style Chili Beans, GFS Reorder #192015, (UPC 9390119201);
- goodtaste brand, distributed by New Era Canning Co - Cut green beans (UPC 3683512340);
- Great Value - Dark Red Kidney Beans in 15.5 oz. cans, UPC 7874237085
- Harvest Value brand, distributed by U.S. Food Service - Cut green beans, mixed and short cut, (UPC 5810803534); Cut green beans (UPC 5810801047); Cut green beans, short cut (UPC 5810803538)
- Kitchen brand, distributed by Potato Products - 5 sieve- EX.-STD. cut Blue Lake green beans (no UPC code)
- Kitchen brand, distributed by North Oakland Commodities - Blue Lake Mixed Cuts Green Beans
- Kitchen Essentials brand, distributed by Gordon Food Service - Cut green beans (UPC 9390115633)
- Monarch brand, distributed by Reid, Murdoch & Co - Extra Fancy Blue Lake cut green beans (UPC 5810811196); Fancy Blue Lake cut green beans (UPC 5810801040)
- Monarch Premium brand, packed for PYA/Monarch, Inc - Fancy Blue Lake cut green beans, 173205 (No UPC code)
- Mount Stirling brand, distributed by Pocahonta Foods USA - Blue Lake cut green beans (UPC 4156033379)
- Necco brand, packed by New Era Canning Co - Cut green beans (UPC 3683513340)
- New Era brand - Veri-Green cut green beans (No UPC code); Cut green beans (UPC 3683511340); Cut Blue Lake green beans, no salt added (No UPC code); Garbanzo beans (UPC 3683511684)
- Nugget brand - Green beans (UPC 4410540023); Cut green beans(UPC4410501930); Veri-green cut green beans (UPC 4410502101)
- Nugget brand - Mixed short cut green beans (UPC 4410518838); Blue Lake cut green beans (UPC 4410501989)
- Pocahontas brand - Fancy Blue Lake cut green beans (UPC 4156010282); Fancy long cut green beans (UPC 4156010325); Fancy Blue Lake green beans (UPC 4156010280)
- Reliance Sysco, distributed by Sysco Corporation - Mixed cut green beans (UPC 7486512175); Blue Lake cut green beans (UPC 7486512172); Blue Lake cut green beans (UPC 7486512174)
- Sysco brand - 5096342 Imperial Blue Lake cut green beans (UPC 7486512136); 5096359 Imperial Blue Lake cut green beans cans (UPC 7486512137)
- US brand, distributed by U.S. FoodService - Cut green beans (UPC 5810801048); Fancy Blue Lake cut green beans (UPC 5810811195); Fancy Blue Lake cut green beans (UPC 5810801040); Fancy Blue Lake cut green beans (UPC 5810801041); Cut green beans (UPC 5810801042)
- USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, Special Nutrition Programs - Cut green beans (UPC 1500101061); Garbanzo beans (UPC code 1500101089)
For more information - Food and Drug Administration
