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Reason Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, has issued a voluntary recall on specific codes of 5-ounce Chunk White Albacore and Chunk Light Tuna products. The recall has been issued because the products do not meet the companys standards…
Bumble Bee recall
Recalled by Bumble Bee International · 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, LLC, has issued a voluntary recall on specific codes of 5-ounce Chunk White Albacore and Chunk Light Tuna products. The recall has been issued because the products do not meet the companys standards for seal tightness.
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 Brand 5oz Chunk Light Tuna in Vegetable Oil
Quantity: 9940 cases
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 Code & Best By Date 3016SA1CLH 1/16/2018 3016SA5CLH 1/16/2018 3016SAACLH 1/16/2018 3016SABCLH 1/16/2018 3016SACCLH 1/16/2018 3016SADCLH 1/16/2018 3016SAECLH 1/16/2018 3016SAFCLH 1/16/2018 3016SAFCLH 1/18/2018
Where it was sold
Nationwide.
FDA's distribution note: US states nationwide.
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 International
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recall initiated
- Mar 1, 2013
- In FDA report of
- Apr 10, 2013
- Terminated
- Oct 22, 2013
- FDA recall number
- F-1289-2013 · event 64536
- Official record
- FDA enforcement report search
Also recalled with it (2 more products)
FDA files each product of one recall action separately; these share the same FDA event.
Bumble Bee
Reason Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, has issued a voluntary recall on specific codes of 5-ounce Chunk White Albacore and Chunk Light Tuna products. The recall has been issued because the products do not meet the companys standards…
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