DENVER, Colo. -- The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment wants residents to know there may be tainted products in their pantries.

Stonewall Kitchen of York, Maine, is voluntarily recalling seven dessert sauces because of potential contamination with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death.

Consumers are being warned not to use the product, even if it does not look or smell spoiled.

The product may be returned to the store where purchased for a refund.

According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the most likely way a consumer may have purchased any of the dessert sauces is over the Internet, by catalog or in a gift basket.

The following list of recalled products was distributed nationwide to consumers through the nine Stonewall Kitchen Company Stores, Stonewall Kitchen’s direct-to-consumer division through catalog sales and the Internet, and through the company’s wholesale division:

Stonewall Kitchen Chocolate Hazelnut Sauce, (SKU 161312) - round glass jar, 12 oz.

Stonewall Kitchen Chocolate Peanut Butter (SKU 161211) - round glass jar, 12 oz.

Stonewall Kitchen Coffee Caramel Sauce (SKU 161204) - round glass jar, 13 oz.

Stonewall Kitchen Dulce de Leche Sauce (SKU 161214) - round glass jar, 12.5 oz.

Barefoot Contessa Espresso Dulce de Leche (SKU 542313) - round glass jar, 10.5 oz.

Additionally, the following list of products was distributed nationwide to consumers through A-Hold Corporation (Stop & Shop and Giant stores):

Simply Enjoy Coffee Caramel Sauce - square glass jar, 13 oz.

Simply Enjoy Chocolate Peanut Butter Sauce - square glass jar, 12 oz.

According to the state health department, botulism is a potentially fatal form of food poisoning that can cause general weakness, dizziness, double-vision and trouble with speaking or swallowing.

Difficulty breathing, muscle weakness and abdominal distension and constipation also may be common symptoms.

People experiencing these problems should seek immediate medical attention.

At this point, Stonewall Kitchen said it has not received any reports of illness from the dessert sauces.