000253 Campbell Soup Recalls Cans of Soup

Washington - Campbell Soup Co is recalling 109,000 pounds of soup after consumers found shards of a soft drink can that accidentally went through a vegetable dicer, the company said.

Five pieces of aluminum, ranging in length from an inch to almost 3 inches, have been found in three cans of the soup, said John Faulkner, a spokesman for the Camden, N.J., company. None of the metal was ingested, he said.

The aluminum can apparently was caught in a load of carrots or potatoes, he said.

The recalled product is labeled “Campbell's Healthy Request Vegetable Beef Condensed Soup.” Some 168,000 cans of soup that was processed Sept. 27 are involved.

Each can is stamped with the code “SEP 01 09279” and “EST 4K DEAL,” plus four digits that indicate military time.

The soup was distributed to stores in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and South Dakota, the Agriculture Department said.

Consumers should return the soup to the store where they bought it, Faulkner said. There is a toll-free telephone number on the label for consumers with questions about the recall.

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