FDA-Food2025-12-31Class IIPATHOGEN

First & Last Tavern Puttanesca Sauce recalled for potential botulism contamination

What this means

First & Last Tavern Puttanesca Sauce may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that can cause serious food poisoning. The affected product is a 26 fl oz jar with olives, capers, and hot peppers, with an expiration date of 09/26. About 30 cases were distributed in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

  • Do not eat or serve this puttanesca sauce.
  • Check your pantry for jars with expiration date 09/26.
  • Throw away any affected product or return it to the store where you bought it.
  • Contact your doctor if you have eaten this sauce and experience muscle weakness, difficulty swallowing, or difficulty 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 Puttanesca Sauce (olives, capers, hot peppers) 26 FL OZ (1 lb, 10 oz) 737g

Official notice

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=H-0336-2026

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