A canned tuna recall at Costco and other stores over a botulism risk has consumers on alert. Check if your tuna is affected and what to do next.

Unfortunately, our favorite grocer is not exempt from recalls regarding food safety – the FDA just announced that “lots” of canned tuna products sold at Trader Joe’s (and a handful of other popular retailers) were recalled due to a “manufacturing defect” that could cause fatal side effects.

Several canned tuna brands have been pulled from shelves at Trader Joe's, H-E-B, Costco and Walmart over concerns about contamination that could cause a potentially fatal form of food poisoning. Tri-Union Seafoods voluntarily issued the recall last Friday "out of an abundance of caution.