FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1618-2017

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

Frozen Raw Bay Scallops, packaged in a clear 5 lbs. bag, (six bags per case or total 30 lbs. case), food service product item, product of Philippines. There are three different sizes: size 120/150 (count per pound) size 150/200 (count per pound) size 200/300 (count per pound)

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Warehouse Receipt Lot numbers: 5885, 5886, and 5887. Manufacturer production (Processed/Packed) dates observed on master carton: November 23, 2015 orNovember 24, 2015. Manufacturer production code observed on master carton: DOSM-M1.
Quantity
2,130 lbs for lot #5885; 10,200 lbs. for lot #5886; and 11,670 lbs. for lot #5887

Why it was recalled

Frozen Raw Bay scallops are recalled due to a potential contamination with hepatitis A virus.

Recalling firm

Firm
Sea Port Products Corp
Notification channel
Telephone
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
131 7th Ave W, N/A, Kirkland, Washington 98033-5301

Distribution

Distribution pattern
distributed in CA, HI, and NV.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-08-18
FDA classified
2017-03-16
Posted by FDA
2017-03-22
Terminated
2018-09-11
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1618-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.