FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class III

Class IIIF-1432-2012

Product

1) Chicken of the Sea Whole Oysters, 12 units per case, 8oz., UPC 4800000267; 2) Ace of Diamonds Whole Oysters 24 units per case, UPC 7760015508

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
UPC codes only
Quantity
1) 275,466 units; 2) 19, 827 units

Why it was recalled

Chicken of the Sea is recalling Oysters supplied by Chicken of the Sea under the Chicken of the Sea, Pacific Pearl, and Ace of Diamonds brands because the products have been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health.

Recalling firm

Firm
Tri-Union Seafoods, L.L.C dba Chicken of the Sea.
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
9330 Scranton Rd Ste 500, Sorrento South Corporate Center, San Diego, California 92121-7706

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Nationwide in the US.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2012-05-26
FDA classified
2012-06-14
Posted by FDA
2012-06-20
Terminated
2013-07-25
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1432-2012. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.