Caribbean food products maker Grace Foods USA has reported on Saturday that canned corned beef contains higher than acceptable levels of a drug, which is used to treat cattle for parasites.

Grace Foods is the Caribbean’s leading food manufacturer and distributor. Though it is still largely a Caribbean food Company, they have expanded into Canada, United States and the UK.

The suppliers found higher levels of Ivermectin (the anti-parasite treatment), which can make the people sick, if they use the product.

Ivermectin is routinely used in cattle. The supplier gave the warning after testing showed higher levels of Ivermectin than the U. S. Department of Agriculture allows.

The 12-ounce cans have codes 100204 or 100205 with "Brasil Inspecionado 337 S. I. F." stamped on the top. And the Company has asked the consumers to return them to stores for a refund.

However the Company has not yet reported about the exact number of cans that were distributed containing affected corned beef, nor did it say if anyone had been sickened by eating the product.

Messages were left Saturday for a spokesman at the Company's Miramar, Florida, headquarters.