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HRD-84-77 1 (1984-09-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabeti0001 and id is 1 raw text is: *ISTRICTED - e reieesed outside thi-. . OU4 Accounting C o. -r : - nSs of specict approv#4 BY THE US, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations, Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives FDA's Oversight Of The 1982 Canned Salmon Recalls- In February 1982, the death of a Belgian man who ate U.S. canned salmon contaminated with botulinum toxin trig- gered one of the largest series of food recalls in the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) recent history. FDA traced the cause to a small hole in the can made by defec- tive canning equipment in Alaska. The hole allowed the deadly botulinum toxin to form. As a result of this incident, nine Alaskan canneries voluntarily recalled about 23 mil- lion cans of their 1980 and/or 1981 production, which totaled nearly 60 million cans. Except for the Belgian inci- dent, no botulism cases from canned salmon have been reported. GAO found evidence suggesting that two additional can- neries that had produced defective cans should possibly have participated in the recalls. GAO also found instances of recalled products being mistakenly reintroduced into the market without being properly examined for defects. Industry has since examined about 98 percent of the recalled salmon to screen out and destroy defective cans and has correctedthe defective canning equipment. Indus- try has also strengthened its quality controls and taken other measures to help prevent similar incidents. C)C z GAO/HRD-84-77 C1OUT4 SEPTEMBER 12, 1984

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