Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-0619-2025·Announced 2025-03-19

Van Camp's Canned Tuna Recalled for Potential Botulism Risk from Faulty Lids

Chicken of the Sea is recalling 14,147 cases of Van Camp's Solid Light Yellowfin Tuna due to improperly secured easy-pull lids that may allow Clostridium botulinum contamination. No illnesses have been reported.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This meets the Score 3 (High) criterion: a high-risk pathogen (Clostridium botulinum) without reported illness. The manufacturing defect poses a real contamination risk but lacks reported hospitalization or fatalities.

Plain-English summary

Chicken of the Sea is recalling Van Camp's branded Solid Light Yellowfin in Vegetable Oil (5 oz cans) with Best By date 12/02/2027 and lot code S83N 45K. The recall affects approximately 14,147 cases distributed nationwide.

The easy-pull lids on some of these cans were not secured properly during manufacturing. This defect may allow the product to become adulterated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that can cause botulism, a serious and potentially fatal foodborne illness.

No illnesses or injuries have been reported to date. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. The affected UPC codes are 48000 25015 and 48000 75015.

The recalled product

Product: Van Camp's branded Solid Light Yellowfin in Vegetable oil; NET WT. 5 OZ (142g) DR WT. 4 OZ (113g); Distributed by: Chicken of The Sea Intl.; El Segundo, CA 90245 U.S.A. UPC# 48000 25015 UPC# 48000 75015
Manufacturer: Chicken of the Sea; Thai Union
Category: Food — Canned Seafood
Hazard: botulism
improper-sealing
Affected units: 14,147

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

Best By dates: 12/02/2027 Lots: S83N 45K

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 10 recalled by Chicken of the Sea; Thai Union under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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