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SpaghettiOs With Meatballs Recalled

By Dan Flynn and Suzanna Schreck

Paris, TX-based Campbell Soup Supply Company, LLC is recalling approximately 15 million pounds of "SpaghettiOs with Meatballs" canned products due to possible under-processing, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Thursday.

The following products are subject to recall:

-14.75-ounce cans of "SpaghettiOs" with Meatballs, bearing the identifying product code "U5" on the bottom of the can.

-14.75-ounce cans of "SpaghettiOs" A to Z with Meatballs, bearing the identifying product code "4N" on the bottom of the can.

-14.75-ounce cans of "SpaghettiOs" Fun Shapes with Meatballs (Cars), bearing the identifying product code "KS" on the bottom of the can.

The products subject to recall bear the establishment number "EST 4K," as well as a "Use By" date between June 2010 and December 2011 ink-jetted on the bottom of each can.

These products were manufactured between December 2008 and June 2010 and distributed to retail establishments nationwide.

FSIS has not yet issued a retail distribution list.

The company and its subsequent investigation discovered the problem through a routine warehouse inspection. FSIS has received no reports of illnesses from consumption of these products.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers.

Consumer questions regarding the recall should be directed to Campbell's Hotline at (866) 495-3774; media inquiries should be directed to the company's Director of Corporate Communications, Anthony Sanzio at (856) 968-4390.

Full post as published by Food Safety News on June 18, 2010 (boomark / email).