randibear
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nope not mine. jus threw two cans away.
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Keebler
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- What's the safest way to discard them? If just putting cans in trash, on hot days or with garbage truck machines, can they explode?
Would homeless find unopened cans in trash depositories and consume?
If put down garbage disposal, will the pathogen get into the water supply? Maybe add a little bit of bleach as they go down?
Just curious. I suppose the company or the FDA could advise but this is a time where more people have to hunt through trash - where ever it lands - for whatever they can find so I hope that is kept in mind. -
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Tincup
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Just tried calling them using the number they provided in my automated email saying they got my email, and in two places on their website. It says it has been disconnected!
Keebler
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- Thanks for the number. I don't have any cans and was just curious. Maybe others with these cans - or just to know in future - might want to call to get answers. -
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Tincup
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I'd call again, but no phone available again for a couple of weeks. (Borrowed phone for long trip I was making today.)
Still waiting for an email response. Will post once I get it.
Keebler
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- Again, just curious. My guess is that the person who might answer the phone at the FDA would not have given this any thought.
Perhaps the folks who would know if cans tossed in trash would explode with heat or in crushing mechanisms . . . would be the waste management directors out there. They know their equipment and what heat can do to contents of canned foods.
And, as for if pathogens could be an issue for downstream wastewater / wildlife if contents of can are tossed down the garbage disposal, the water & sewer folks.
Then, of course, the sink would have to be cleaned well and care to cover so that the disposal is not spewing forth pathogens in a mist while it's running.
Yikes. For some reason, this just sets off a chain of considerations. I guess that I've had so many instances of lack of prior thought and got clobbered a bit so my "think this through first" mode just got activated. -
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Tincup
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HA! I think it is in over drive and has been for a while Keebler. Hope you can get out from under the pressure soon!
Keebler
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- Having seen a can of beans explode and shoot all the way across a park in Florida when on Spring Break in college - along with some baked potatoes that that had not been first punctured seared into my mind what can happen to contents under pressure.
No one was hurt but those things sounded & shot like rockets and destroyed a fence.
The guys who were heating up the beans thought they were clever to just heat them right in the cans and, in fairness, no one had ever told them potatoes need to be punctured prior to cooking.
The summer heat often well over a hundred degrees and solid metal garbage bins would be much like a campfire. Preventing serious injury much easier that repairing physical injury.
In our throw away society, it is important to think of where things go and what will happen when exposed to the elements - or other people. -
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Tincup
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Here is the "canned" response (no pun intended) from Bush Brothers...
Thank you for contacting us regarding our recent voluntary recall of BUSH'S® products.
We are sorry you experienced a problem and regret the inconvenience it created. We also appreciate your patience with us as we deal with this issue.
Bush Brothers & Company is issuing a voluntary product recall of certain 28 ounce cans of BUSH'S Brown Sugar Hickory Baked Beans, Country Style Baked Beans, and Original Baked Beans due to potentially defective side seams on the cans.
Only products matching all three criteria (Best By Date, Lot Code and UPC) are impacted.
Having just a matching UPC code does not mean the product is included in the recall. The UPC is found on the label – the Lot Code is found on the bottom of the can.
To determine if your product is in the affected lot codes, first, check the Best By date located on the bottom of the can --- if it is something other than June 2019 your product is not included in the recall.
Next, look at the Lot Code found on the bottom of the can.
6097S GF Best By Jun 2019 28 ounce Brown Sugar Hickory Baked Beans 6097P GF Best By Jun 2019 28 ounce Brown Sugar Hickory Baked Beans 6077S RR Best By Jun 2019 28 ounce Country Style Baked Beans 6077P RR Best By Jun 2019 28 ounce Country Style Baked Beans 6087S RR Best By Jun 2019 28 ounce Country Style Baked Beans 6087P RR Best By Jun 2019 28 ounce Country Style Baked Beans 6057S LC Best By Jun 2019 28 ounce Original Baked Beans 6057P LC Best By Jun 2019 28 ounce Original Baked Beans
If the numbers on the bottom of your can are NOT an exact match, your product is not affected by the recall.
If you have an exact match to a code in the list above, please reply to this email and include your complete name, address, telephone number and the product code information and a member of our team will be in touch with you as quickly as possible.
Affected product should be disposed of.
Again, we apologize for the inconvenience you have experienced.
If you have any additional questions about the specific lot codes that were included in the recall please feel free to reply to this email or call us at 1-800-590-3797. Thank you again for your patience and your continued support of BUSH’S Beans.
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