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7.24.2007 12:00 AM

Botulism-Tainted Cans Sold After Recall: FDA

Single-Serving Cans Of Dog Food And Chili Likely Remain On The Shelves

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By Dan Shapley

More than 10,000 stores have removed tens of millions of Castleberry dog food and chili, but officials worry that its not enough.

Because the dog food and chili products made in an August, Georgia plant are single-serving sizes, they are stocked in innumerable retail stores, and probably line the shelves of thousands of home kitchens and church food pantries.

The culprit in the appearance of deadly toxin in the food appears to be under-cooking of meat at the plant, federal officials have said. While only the hot dog chili sauce, sold under such names as Castleberry's, Austex and Kroger, has tested positive for the bacteria, a number of product lines have been recalled.

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