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Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Initiated Mar 16, 2016 (11 years ago)

Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna in Water recall

Recalled by Bumble Bee Foods LLC · San Diego, CA, United States

Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.

Why it was recalled

Bumble Bee Foods is recalling 3 specific UPC codes of canned Chunk Light tuna due to process deviations that occurred in a co-pack facility not owned or operated by Bumble Bee.

These are failures of the safety steps that keep food safe - cooking, pasteurising, keeping cold, sealing - even when no contaminant has yet been found. All processing & sanitation problems recalls.

What was recalled

Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna in Water, 6cans, 4pk, 5oz, UPC 8660000736

Quantity: 20,721 cases

Food: Seafood & fish Juice & beverages

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.

Can Codes: TOODGSCEFBTO9BBSCAFB, TO9DBSCAFB, TOA2BSCAFB, TON2BSCAFB, TON4BSCAFB, TON8BSCAFB, TONBBSCAFB, TONDBSCAFB, TONFBSCAFB, TOW1BSCAFB, TOW2BSCAFB, TOW3BSCAFB, TOW4BSCAFB, TOW5BSCAFB, TOWBBSCAFB, TOWEBSCAFB. Best Buy Dates: 02/9/2019, 02/10/2019, 02/22/2019, 02/29/2019.

Where it was sold

Nationwide.

Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Iowa Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Michigan Missouri Mississippi North Carolina New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Wisconsin

FDA's distribution note: Nationwide in US: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI

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
Bumble Bee Foods LLC
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall initiated
Mar 16, 2016
In FDA report of
Apr 20, 2016
Terminated
Aug 24, 2016
FDA recall number
F-1073-2016 · event 73540
Official record
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FDA files each product of one recall action separately; these share the same FDA event.

Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Processing

Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna in Water

Reason Bumble Bee Foods is recalling 3 specific UPC codes of canned Chunk Light tuna due to process deviations that occurred in a co-pack facility not owned or operated by Bumble Bee.

Bumble Bee Foods LLC Nationwide F-1071-2016
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Processing

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