Tuna Is Being Pulled From Trader Joe’s And Costco For Potential ‘Life-Threatening’ Reactions
March 8, 2025 by Justine Schwartz
Attention, tuna fish lovers: canned tuna sold at stores like Trader Joe’s and Costco is being pulled from shelves after a recall over botulism risk.
In case you missed it, Tri-Union Seafoods announced on February 7th that they are recalling select lots of their tuna products in 28 states. The specific lots are sold under the brand names Genova, Van Camp’s, H-E-B, and Trader Joe’s, the release states.
The company recalled the tuna after it was discovered that the can's "easy open" pull tab lids encountered a manufacturing defect that could cause the seal to be opened. The "compromise of the integrity" of the product seal "especially over time" could lead to clostridium botulinum contamination, aka botulism.
According to the CDC, botulism is a potentially fatal form of food poisoning that is linked to difficulty swallowing, weak muscles, double vision, drooping eyelids, blurred vision, slurred speech, difficulty breathing, vomiting, nausea, and stomach pain.
Here is more information about where the potentially affected canned could have been sold:
H-E-B: shipped to Texas
Trader Joe's: shipped to Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C., and Wisconsin
Genova 7 oz.: shipped to Costco in Florida and Georgia
Genova 5 oz.: shipped to Harris Teeter, Publix, H-E-B, Kroger, Safeway, Walmart, and independent retailers in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Texas Van Camp's label: shipped to Walmart and independent retailers in Pennsylvania, Florida and New Jersey