Food recall

Bush Brothers & Co recall: BUSH'S BEST Brown Sugar Hickory SWEET HICKORY SAUCE WITH BROWN SUGAR & SPICES BAKED BEANS 28 OZ (1 LB 12 OZ) 794 g...

Bush Brothers & Co, of Knoxville, TN, recalled BUSH'S BEST Brown Sugar Hickory SWEET HICKORY SAUCE WITH BROWN SUGAR & SPICES BAKED BEANS 28 OZ (1 LB 12 OZ) 794 g... and 2 other products. The FDA's reason: “During an FDA inspection the firm was informed that cans may have defective side seams which may cause the cans to leak or allow for growth of C. botulinum.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 21, 2017, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 30, 2017. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed April 5, 2018

The recall

Company
Bush Brothers & Co (Knoxville, TN)
Reason, in FDA's words
“During an FDA inspection the firm was informed that cans may have defective side seams which may cause the cans to leak or allow for growth of C. botulinum.”
Where it was sold
Product was shipped to the following states: AL, FL, GA, IN, KY, MA, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX & VA.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
77782

The 3 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-3403-2017 Class II

    BUSH'S BEST Brown Sugar Hickory SWEET HICKORY SAUCE WITH BROWN SUGAR & SPICES BAKED BEANS 28 OZ (1 LB 12 OZ) 794 g BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY P. O. Box 52330, Dept, C KNOXVILLE, TN 37950-2330 UPC 0 39400 01977 0

    Codes: Lot Codes 6097S GF and 6097P GF with Best By date of Jun 2019

    Quantity: 980 cs/12/28 oz cans

  • F-3404-2017 Class II

    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

    Codes: Lot Codes 6077S RR, 6077P RR, 6087S RR, 6087P RR with the Best By date of Jun 2019

    Quantity: 5,979 cs/12/28 oz cans

  • F-3405-2017 Class II

    BUSHS BEST Original SEASONED WITH BACON & BROWN SUGAR BAKED BEANS 28 OZ (1 LB 12 OZ) 794 g BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY P. O. Box 52330, Dept, C KNOXVILLE, TN 37950-2330 UPC 0 39400 01614 4

    Codes: Lot Codes 6057S LC and 6057P LC Best By date of Jun 2019

    Quantity: 16,887 cs/12/28 oz cans

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of August 30, 2017.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.