The pages below provide information on the recent botulism outbreak that is related to canned goods produced by Castleberry's Food Company.  Castleberry has recalled all the potentially contaminated products.  The outbreak is currently being investigated by the CDC, FDA, USDA and state agencies.

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IMPORTANT REMINDER  Regarding the Ongoing Castleberry's Recall: Product Still Found on Store Shelves

[9/12/2007] - Steve Steingart, President of the Association of Food and Drug Officals (AFDO), sent out a reminder today to state and local food, retail, and foodservice inspection agents stating that recalled products are still being found on retail store shelves. This reminder stresses the importance of removing these products that may contain hazardous botulinum toxin, which can be fatal.

• Reminder notice with list of recalled products  [view pdf]

State/Regulatory Information

• FoodSHIELD site for state agency information and training 
  [note: includes North Carolina information]

External Links

• Chili Products Botulism Recall [FDA] 
• GA Firm Expands Recall of Canned Meat [USDA] 
• Botulism Associated with Canned Chili Sauce [CDC] 
• Summary of Botulism Outbreak [CDC MMWR] 
• Expanded Voluntary Product Recall [Castleberry's] 

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Last updated September 12, 2007