FDA issues alert for canned Spam sold at H-E-B, warns product may pose health risk

Federal authorities have issued a public health alert for Spam food products shipped to H-E-B grocery locations across Texas. Twelve-ounce metal cans of Spam Classic stamped with a "Best by Aug 2026" date and a lot code of A08173 printed on the bottom of the can "may not have been adequately processed to reach commercial sterility," according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. The cans, produced by Hormel Foods Corp. Services, LLC, were only delivered to H-E-B locations.