A second Maui man has reported symptoms of botulism poisoning, but he didn't require hospitalization after a week of flulike symptoms.

Keith Regan, of Wailuku, had eaten from a can of Cattle Drive chili July 20, but he wasn't aware of the product recall until Friday when he went to the Maui Memorial Medical Center emergency room for a checkup.

"I'm feeling much better," he said yesterday. He said his doctor told him he had a mild form of botulism.

"I felt really tired. I sleep well, so it was not that I wasn't getting enough rest," Regan told the Maui News. "It didn't make any sense why I felt so tired.

"The doctor said it's a pretty mild case. I should just take it easy for a while."

Botulism is a muscle-paralyzing disease caused by the Clostridium botulinum bacterium.

Another Maui man who was hospitalized after eating a can of the same chili has been released.

Jon Stockton, of Hana, was discharged in stable and improved condition Saturday morning.

Stockton had been hospitalized Thursday with muscle weakness and paralysis in his face after eating the Cattle Drive brand of chili, which is manufactured by Castleberry's Food Co. of Augusta, Ga., and was part of a voluntary recall.

Stockton said he was told he'll feel the effects of nerve damage to his face for three to four weeks, and it could take up to a year before the toxin is cleared from his system.

Both men bought the chili at the Kahului Costco, which has removed the product from its store.

Costco has identified 250,000 customers who bought the canned food that was the subject of the recall, and has sent letters to them advising them to discard the items, said Craig Wilson, the company's assistant vice president for food safety in Kirkland, Wash.

Janice Okubo, spokeswoman for the state Department of Health, has said Stockton's case won't be confirmed for several days. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is testing fluid samples.