Please Use Can Openers

The FDA was in the news recently with this release:

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to eat 10 ounce cans of Castleberry’s Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 3030000101), Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 3030099533), and Kroger Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 1111083942) with “best by” dates from April 30, 2009 through May 22, 2009 due to possible botulism contamination. Botulism can be fatal. The “best by dates” can be found on the can lids.

It is unclear as to whether it would be safe to eat the Hot Dog Chili Sauce after removing it from the cans. One tends to believe that it will always be hazardous to "eat 10 ounce cans", regardless of the contents. In any case, it might be in everyone's best interest to eat less Hot Dog Chili Sauce, botulism or no botulism.