Bush's Best Country Style Sauce Recalled for Defective Cans
Bush Brothers & Co is recalling 28-ounce cans of Country Style Thick, Rich Sauce with Bacon & Extra Brown Sugar due to defective side seams that may allow C. botulinum growth.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a risk of C. botulinum growth, which is a high-risk pathogen associated with serious injury or death, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.
Plain-English summary
Bush Brothers & Co is voluntarily recalling 5,979 cases of 28-ounce cans of Bush's Best Country Style Thick, Rich Sauce with Bacon & Extra Brown Sugar. The recall was initiated after an FDA inspection identified that the cans may have defective side seams. These defects could cause the cans to leak or allow for the growth of Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum).
The affected product is identified by Lot Codes 6077S RR, 6077P RR, 6087S RR, and 6087P RR, all with a Best By date of June 2019. The product was distributed to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot codes and best-by date listed above. If they possess the affected product, they should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for a refund or further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- BUSHS BEST¿ Country Style THICK, RICH SAUCE WITH BACON & EXTRA BROWN SUGAR 28 OZ (1 LB 12 OZ) 794 g BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY P. O. Box 52330, Dept, C KNOXVILLE, TN 37950-2330 UPC 0 39400 01974 9
- Manufacturer
- Bush Brothers & Co
- Category
- Food — Canned Sauces
- Hazard
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 (4)
- Lot Codes 6077S RR
- 6077P RR
- 6087S RR
- 6087P RR with the Best By date of Jun 2019
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Bush Brothers & Co 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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