FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-0378-2016

Product

Albacore Tuna in gold pouches with stick-on label reading in part: ***SKIPANON BRAND SEAFOOD ALBACORE TUNA***INGREDIENTS: Albacore Tuna, Sea Salt. NET WT. 48 OZ. ***" UPC: 58071 00148 Code on pouch beginning with OCK TUNA 3#. Label has green, yellow and blue background with multiple color lettering. Canned Albacore Tuna with paper label reading in part: ***SKIPANON BRAND SEAFOOD ALBACORE TUNA***Ingredients: Albacore Tuna, Sea Salt. NET WT. 66.5 OZ. (1885g)***" UPC: 58071 00144 Can code beginning with OCK. Label has a yellow background and a blue strip on the bottom. Lettering is in multiple colors. Canned Albacore Tuna with paper label reading in part: ***SKIPANON BRAND SEAFOOD ALBACORE TUNA***INGREDIENTS: Albacore Tuna, Sea Salt. NET WT. 6 OZ. (170g)***" UPC: 58071 00117 Can code beginning with OCK. Label has a yellow background and a blue strip on the bottom. Lettering is in multiple colors. Canned Albacore Tuna 6oz, 7oz, and 64oz cans without labeling, salt added, distributed as brites. Can code beginning with OCK.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
All lots
Quantity
approximately 57,000 cans total

Why it was recalled

All cans and pouches of Skipanon Brand seafood, including tuna products are being recalled due to lack of documentation and possible under-processed product. Under-processed seafood could lead to contamination with Clostridium botulinum.

Recalling firm

Firm
Skipanon Brand Seafoods LLC
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
590 Se 3rd St, N/A, Warrenton, Oregon 97146-9104

Distribution

Distribution pattern
No Foreign Consignees No VA or DoD Consignees. Distributed to Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington and sold to internet customers nationwide from the website skipanonbrand.com.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2015-10-09
FDA classified
2015-12-10
Posted by FDA
2015-12-16
Terminated
2017-06-26
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0378-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.