Check this out. The article says “health officers from the state Department of Health impounded four bags of Gehls cheese sauce.” Not canned, it came in bags. They also impounded the chips. I can’t see how chips could have the organism.
No recall notice showed up in a Google search. They’ve had plenty of time to test the cheese. Wonder what it could be if it’s not the cheese?
The cheese is still sealed in airtight bags—perfect conditions for Clostridium botulinum to grow.
http://www.foodservicedirect.com/product.cfm/p/131304/Gehls-Cheese-Sauce.htm
The toxin could have come from canned peppers. Any inadequately sterilized low-acid food in an airtight environment can become contaminated with botulinum neurotoxin.
I’m sure the CDC is doing a thorough investigation.