Muir Glen Organic Tomato Paste, 6-Ounce Cans (Pack of 24)

• Case of 24 6-ounce cans (total of 144 ounces)
• Organically grown tomatoes from California's Central Valley cooked down to thick paste
• All-natural: just tomatoes and natural citric acid as preservative
• Fat- and cholesterol-free
• Great for soups, risotto, and pasta and other sauces

WARNING - Cans buckling!:
I purchased and received a case of these 6 oz items mid-March-2008. I used two cans then and in reflection remember one of them spewing some paste when first pierced by the opener. Tonight I've gone to open another can and this time it really projected out the paste when pierced with the opener. So I decide to check over the others and find 4 of them really BULGING - each end pouched outwards a centimeter or so. And another 8 cans showing 1 to 3 mm bulges at each end! This case has been in an A/C-ed home in a dark closet. The case of small cans appears to come from 3 different lot numbers (OPJCS 6 ASHX24 1121, OPJCS 6 ASHX24 1122 AND OPJCS 6 ASHX24 1123) Note the 1121/1122/1123 code differs. With just my visual inspection it appears all affected cans are 1122 but I will not be eating any of the remainders. I will be contacting the manufacturer ASAP to see if there has been a recall or known problem.

Bulging cans here too:
I also purchased this product in March and within a couple of months 10 of the 48 cans I purchased were bulging severely (looks like they are about to burst), plus many others bulging slightly. I've contacted the manufacturer and they weren't very responsive at first, but have promised to give me a refund after I go through the hassle of peeling labels off every one of these cans and send them to them. Note: the date code on my cans is A8KX24, same as the previous reviewer with this problem.

Great Flavor:
Because there are a couple of very low star reviews (defective cans..not the actual product), I wanted to make sure I reviewed this tomato paste and gave it a well-deserved positive review. This is a great tomato paste - very rich and tomato-ey <--that can't be a word. It's just a plus that it's organic!

Good Tasting:
This tomato paste makes an excellent spaghetti sauce. Try it with Lawry's thick and rich spaghetti sauce. It is a bit more expensive than pate in the stores but does taste great and with Amazon prime you pay nothing to have it shipped to your door. Comes with 24 6oz cans perfect match up to the 24 packets of Lawry's spaghetti sauce packets. This also beats lugging lots of little cans back from the store.

Best organic tomato products:
I have been buying Muir Glen for many years, and their products remain my favorite. I especially like the fire roasted tomatoes. But of course one must have tomato paste on hand, and this is the one I buy.