Class II · Moderate risk Terminated
Smoked Scallops
Reason Smoked Scallops, packaged and frozen in vacuum pouches, are recalled because product did not meet minimum Water Phase Salt (WPS) percentage of 3.5%.
Original Smoked Oysters recall
Recalled by Taylor Shellfish Co · Bay Center, WA, United States
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Original Smoked Oysters, packaged in vacuum pouches, are recalled because the product is not intended to be packaged in a vacuum pouch. This product is cold smoked and low salt and will not meet the minimum standard of Water Phase Salt % for vacuum pouch processing or consumption. Consumption of this product without maintaining the temperature below 38 degrees F may lead to the introduction of Clostridium botulinum toxin.
Pathogen: Botulism
Clostridium botulinum toxin, a risk in improperly canned or under-processed foods.
The most serious food recalls: a contaminated product can cause outbreaks, hospitalisations and deaths, especially for pregnant people, young children, older adults and anyone with a weakened immune system. All bacteria & viruses recalls.
What was recalled
Original Smoked Oysters, packaged in vacuum pouches, net wt. 2.25 oz. or 16 oz.. UPC 47094 20002
Quantity: 219/2.25 oz vacuum pouches and 28/16 oz vacuum pouches
Food: Seafood & fish
Lot codes, dates and UPCs
A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.
Lot # 18-033CK (use by 07-28-18)
Where it was sold
Oregon Washington
FDA's distribution note: distributed in OR and WA.
Check the codes, then return or discard. Class II means eating it may cause temporary or reversible health problems. If your package matches the recalled codes, do not eat it - return it to the store or throw it away. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.
- Recalling firm
- Taylor Shellfish Co
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recall initiated
- Mar 30, 2018
- In FDA report of
- Apr 18, 2018
- Terminated
- Aug 22, 2018
- FDA recall number
- F-1007-2018 · event 79688
- Official record
- FDA enforcement report search
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