State officials yesterday warned retailers and consumers to avoid opening or eating 92 different products made at a plant linked to a botulism outbreak.

At least two of the items, which range from chili sauce to corned beef hash to dog food, were found in Hawai'i yesterday, according to local officials. The canned meat products made by Castleberry's Food Co. were included in an expanded voluntary product recall announced by the manufacturer over the weekend.

The recalled items include Best Yet chili with beans and Cattle Drive brand chili, which were found on local store shelves yesterday. State officials planned to conduct spot checks today to see if any of the recalled products remained on store shelves.

"We have identified some of the products in Hawai'i," said Janice Okubo, spokeswoman for the state Department of Health.

Local health officials have not received any reports of botulism poisoning in Hawai'i, though four cases have surfaced on the Mainland. All four people consumed Hot Dog Chili Sauce Original, a product made by Castleberry's.

Only one of the recalled items — Best Yet brand chili with beans — was found at Foodland Super Market stores and was promptly removed, said Foodland spokeswoman Sheryl Toda.

"We took action on that immediately and removed it from our shelves," she said.

Customers who bought the chili from Foodland can receive a refund if they return the item or provide a purchase receipt.

Castleberry's has asked consumers to dispose of any questionable goods from Castleberry's in doubled plastic bags. Consumers can get full refunds by calling Castleberry's at 1-800-203-4412. The company is not asking consumers to bring product labels into the grocery store so they can get refunds.

Castleberry's original recall on Wednesday only involved 10 products.

The company has hired an outside firm to visit more than 8,500 retailers around the country in an effort to quickly get recalled products off store shelves.

"You're talking tens of millions of cans that may have been involved," said Robert Brackett, director of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

The products were sold under a multitude of brand names. A complete list of the products produced by Castleberry's Food Company of Augusta, Ga., that are subject to a recall can be found at www.castleberrys.com.

Although Castleberry's is recalling everything made on the one manufacturing line, the only products linked to illness thus far are the chili sauces.

Company officials said they were working closely with the FDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to determine just how widespread the problem is. They could not provide information about how many of the recalled products were still on store shelves.

"So that we can devote all available resources to this investigation, we agreed to shut down our entire facility in Augusta. We will not process any more food there until the FDA and the USDA agree it is appropriate to reopen," said Dave Melbourne, senior vice president for Castleberry's.

"And, we have stopped all further product distribution from our centers."

The plant is expected to be closed for about a week, he said.

Botulism is a rare but serious illness caused by consuming foods with the botulinim toxin, a nerve toxin that can cause paralysis of the arms, breathing muscles and legs. Symptoms, such as blurred vision and slurred speech, generally begin 18 to 36 hours after eating contaminated food.

Typically, commercially canned foods are heated long enough and to high enough temperatures to kill the spores. Melbourne confirmed that the botulism occurred in the chili sauce because the product was undercooked.

"The current tests only indicate botulism toxin for the chili products, but because other products were also canned using the same equipment, we expanded the recall to include all brands that were canned on the same line," Melbourne said.

The number of people who have so far become ill from the botulism toxin pales compared to some recent food recalls.

For example, last year's outbreak of E. coli from baby spinach resulted in 205 confirmed illnesses and three deaths.

More recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified 60 people, mostly toddlers, who became ill after eating a snack food that contained a strain of salmonella. Five people were hospitalized after eating the product, called Veggie Booty.

The symptoms associated with botulism are so severe, consumers must not take chances, officials said.