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Tomato Sauce Recalled due to Botulism

By Bruce Clark on November 5, 2025
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First and Last Bakery LLC of Hartford, CT, is recalling three tomato sauce products because of a possible health risk identified by the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection.

The recalled products are in 20-ounce jars and have best by dates of Sept. 26. The company’s recall notice did not specify what year the products expire.

The sauces subject to the recall are:

  • First and Last Original Marinara Sauce, Tomato & Basil
  • First and Last Original Traditional Pasta Sauce, Meat Flavored
  • First and Last Original Puttanesca Sauce, Mildly Hot & Spicy

To view labels of all three recalled products, click here.

The products were distributed in Connecticut and Massachusetts through Big Y and Stop & Shop retail stores on Sept. 22, 2025.

Sales and production of the sauce have been suspended to ensure full compliance with all regulatory requirements.

No illnesses have been reported to date.

The products were manufactured without an approved scheduled process or otherwise evaluated to determine if the process is adequate. Failure to appropriately process acidified or low-acid canned foods can result in Clostridium botulinum toxin formation.

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Bruce Clark is a partner in Marler Clark. In 1993, Bruce became involved in foodborne illness litigation as an attorney for Jack in the Box restaurants in its E. coli O157:H7 personal injury litigation. The Jack in the Box litigation spanned more than…

Bruce Clark is a partner in Marler Clark. In 1993, Bruce became involved in foodborne illness litigation as an attorney for Jack in the Box restaurants in its E. coli O157:H7 personal injury litigation. The Jack in the Box litigation spanned more than four years and involved more than 100 lawsuits in four states. Since that time, Bruce has been continuously involved in food and waterborne illness litigation involving bacterial, viral, and parasitic agents in settings ranging from large scale outbreaks to individual cases. He has extensive expertise in the medical, microbiological, and epidemiological aspects of foodborne illness cases gleaned from more than a decade of working with leading experts across the country. Bruce frequently speaks to public health groups as well as food industry groups about the realities of foodborne illness litigation and efforts that can help avoid the damage foodborne pathogens inflict.

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    Food Poison Journal
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