United States-based tuna canner Bumble Bee Foods announced Wednesday it is voluntarily recalling three specific UPC codes of canned Chunk Light tuna due to process deviations, which occurred in a co-pack facility not owned or operated by Bumble Bee.

"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.

A total of 31,579 cases are included in the recall, which were produced in February 2016 and distributed nation-wide.

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