According to a statement dated Feb. 7, the company is recalling the fish in an “abundance of caution” due to a notification from its supplier that the easy open pull tab on the tuna cans has a manufacturing defect that may cause the seal to leak or become contaminated with clostridium botulinum, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning.

The tuna cans are being recalled due to a packaging error that poses a risk of botulism, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning.

Several canned tuna brands have been pulled from shelves at Trader Joe's, H-E-B, Costco and Walmart over concerns about contamination that could cause a potentially fatal form of food poisoning. Tri-Union Seafoods voluntarily issued the recall last Friday "out of an abundance of caution.

The FDA recently announced a recall impacting canned tuna at popular supermarkets across the U.S., including H-E-B, Trader Joe's, Walmart, Publix and more.

Tri-Union Seafoods has initiated a voluntary recall of select canned tuna products sold under the Genova, Van Camp’s, H-E-B, and Trader Joe’s brand names. This action comes after the discovery of a manufacturing defect that may compromise the product seal over time.

Tuna sold at several popular store chains across the country The cans of tuna have easy open pull tab can lids that may not be fully sealed and can at minimum leak or worse become contaminated with clostridium botulinum,