FDA-Food2025-12-31Class IIPATHOGEN
First & Last Tavern pasta sauce recalled for potential botulism contamination
What this means
First & Last Tavern Traditional Pasta Sauce (meat flavored, 26 FL OZ) may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that can cause botulism, a serious illness. The affected product has an expiration date of 09/26 and was distributed in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
- Do not eat or serve this pasta sauce.
- Check your pantry for the product with expiration date 09/26.
- Throw away any jars you have or return them to the store where purchased.
- Contact your doctor if you or anyone who ate this sauce develops muscle weakness, difficulty swallowing, or trouble breathing.
The agency's original wording
Hazard
May be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum
Intended for
Adults
Illnesses reported
None reported
Sold states
CT, MA
Affected count
30 cases
Manufactured in
920 Maple Ave, N/A, Hartford, CT, United States
Products
First & Last Tavern Traditional Pasta Sauce (meat flavored) 26 FL OZ (1 lb., 10 oz) 737g
Official notice
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=H-0334-2026Want us to check the next one for you?
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