FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-0614-2015

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

Oceans Catch All Natural Fresh Jonah Crab Leg Meat, Packaged in round plastic containers (tub with snap-on lid), sold as refrigerated: 5 ounce, 8 ounce, and 16 ounce

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
5 ounce: lot number 0104804, with a sell by date before 10/15/14; 8 ounce: lot number 0104665, with a sell by date before 10/13/14; lot number 0104665, with a sell by date before 10/14/14; lot number 0104804, with a sell by date before 10/14/14; lot number 0104842, with a sell by date before 10/16/14; 16 ounce: lot number 0104659, with a sell by date before 10/13/14; lot number 0104665, with a sell by date before 10/14/14; lot number 0104842, with a sell by date before 10/16/14
Quantity
1,124.5 pounds

Why it was recalled

Product may be be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

Firm
Rome Packing Co., Inc.
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
2266 Pawtucket Ave, N/A, E Providence, Rhode Island 02914-1710

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Distributed in the US in the following states: CA, FL, IL, MA, ME, NY, PA, RI

Timeline

Recall initiated
2014-10-24
FDA classified
2014-12-11
Posted by FDA
2014-12-17
Terminated
2015-11-05
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0614-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.