HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -
Tri-Union Seafoods LLC, the makers of
the "Chicken of the Sea" brand of tuna, is voluntarily recalling a type of tuna
sold as a multi-pack at Costco stores in Hawaii and eleven other western
states.
The company says its 7-ounce cans of "Chicken
of the Sea" solid white albacore tuna in water that were sold in October and
November do not contain a label warning that the product contains soy, a
recognized allergen. No illnesses have been reported.
Tri-Union Seafoods sales of the
product at retail were limited to Costco stores in California, Arizona,
Washington, Utah, Alaska, Oregon, New Mexico, Colorado, Montana, Idaho and
Nevada, along with Hawaii
"The health and safety of our
consumers is paramount. As soon as we discovered the labeling error, we took
immediate steps to issue this voluntary recall by alerting our customer who
received the mislabeled product and by asking them to remove it from store
shelves," said Shue Wing Chan, President of Tri-Union Seafoods. "In
this instance only those that are allergic to soy are at risk. We are taking
corrective steps in our labeling process to ensure this error does not repeat
itself."
The company says no other Chicken of
the Sea products are affected by this voluntary recall.
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