Hill Country Fare Tuna Recall: Under-Processed 5 oz Cans
HEB recalls Hill Country Fare Chunk Light Tuna (5 oz) due to under-processing. Check your UPC and lot code for details.
Use caution until it’s fixed
The product may have been under processed.
Contact the company
What happened, in plain English
HEB Retail Support Center is recalling Hill Country Fare Chunk Light Tuna in pure vegetable oil because the product may have been under-processed. This affects 5,376 units distributed in Texas. The record does not specify a remedy or what consumers should do with the affected cans. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/25039-hill-country-fare-tuna-recall-under-processed-5-oz-cans.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/25039-hill-country-fare-tuna-recall-under-processed-5-oz-cans · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1083-2016
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“Hill Country Fare Tuna Recall: Under-Processed 5 oz Cans.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/25039-hill-country-fare-tuna-recall-under-processed-5-oz-cans. Based on FDA recall #F-1083-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1083-2016%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Under-processed tuna may not have been heated sufficiently to destroy harmful bacteria, which can lead to foodborne illness if consumed.
Who’s affected
Consumers in Texas who purchased Hill Country Fare Chunk Light Tuna in pure vegetable oil (5 oz) from March 2016 onward. Individuals who bought the specific lot code 6O9FZ are at risk.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for metal cans of Hill Country Fare Chunk Light Tuna in pure vegetable oil, NET WT. 5 OZ (142g). The affected product has UPC 041220653355 and lot code 6O9FZ SCEES.
- Brand
Hill Country Fare- Product
Hill Country Fare Chunk Light Tuna in pure vegetable oil NET WT. 5 OZ (142g) packaged in a metal can- Category
Food
What to do — step by step
Check Your Product
Verify if your tuna can matches the recalled UPC 041220653355 and lot code 6O9FZ SCEES.
Contact HEB for Instructions
Since no remedy is listed in the record, contact HEB Retail Support Center directly for return or disposal instructions.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Texas.
FDA distribution: “Texas” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Texas.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 8 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #F-1083-2016 (March 16, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1083-2016 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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