After recall of Bumble Bee Tuna and Tri-Union Sea-foods, H-E-B announced recall of canned tuna made in it’s a co-packing facility. The five-ounce product sold at H-E-B stores in Texas from February 24 to March 16 has reportedly caused no illness for now, but is recommended to be returned to stores for a full refund. There is likelihood that tuna is undercooked during the production process which led to the recall.

"These deviations were part of the commercial sterilization process and could result in contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens, which could lead to life-threatening illness if consumed," the company said in a statement.

Only last week, Bumble Bee recalled more than 31,000 cases of tuna for the same problem as it is with tuna by H-E-B. In addition, Tri-Union Seafoods recalled 2,745 cases (or 107,280 cans) of five-ounce Chicken of the Sea canned chunk light tuna in oil and water.

The recalls were announced as there was fear that certain batches of Chicken of the Sea, Bumble Bee or H-E-B might have been contaminated. These problems have come up due to malfunctioning of factory equipment where the brands are canned.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the recall by of Chicken of the sea on Thursday. There is also a complete list of Chicken of the Sea recalled tuna on the FDA website.

The problem was suspected recently during an inspection when it was found that one of the machines was malfunctioning. Later, the recall was announced.

The voluntary recall was seen needed by companies as there was risk that contamination in food could become a deadly illness. The problem was caused by a malfunction in the process of the commercial sterilization.