Uh oh: Soup recalls 15M pounds of SpaghettiOs

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Soup (CPB) is recalling 15 million pounds of

SpaghettiOs with meatballs after a cooker malfunctioned at one of the company's

plants in Texas and left the meat undercooked.

The Agriculture Department announced the recall late Thursday.

spokesman Sanzio said the company is recalling certain lots of the

product manufactured since December 2008 " out of an abundance of caution "

because officials don't know exactly when the cooker at the Paris, Texas, plant

malfunctioned. Officials believe it happened recently but aren't sure, he said.

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The meatballs that went through the cooker did not get the requisite amount of

heat, according to the company.

Recalled are certain lots of three varieties of the pasta product often consumed

by children: SpaghettiOs with Meatballs, SpaghettiOs A to Z with Meatballs, and

SpaghettiOs Fun Shapes with Meatballs (Cars).

The USDA said there are no reports of illnesses associated with the product and

Sanzio said the company has received no customer complaints to date.

The recalled products have " ET 4K, " as well as a use-by date between June 2010

and December 2011 printed on the bottom of the can. The products were

manufactured between December 2008 and June 2010 and distributed to retail

establishments nationwide.

Sanzio said the company believes there are about 35,000 cases of SpaghettiOs

subject to the recall on the market right now. He said USDA announced the recall

of 15 million pounds because that is all of the product that has been

manufactured since December 2008. Much of it has likely been consumed.

Consumers with questions about the recall can call 's Hotline at

866-495-3774.

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