Buckhead Tuna
Reason The Firm was notified by NJ Department of Health of two samples collected from tuna with reported high levels of scombrotoxin.
Frozen Ground Tuna recall
Recalled by Pier Fish Company, Inc. · New Bedford, MA, United States
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Elevated histamine levels.
Some of these cause harm only with repeated exposure (lead in spices, for example), others act within hours (histamine poisoning from spoiled fish). All chemical contamination recalls.
What was recalled
Frozen Ground Tuna. Product is labeled in part: "PIER FISH CO. 68 CONWAY ST NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740 COLUMBUS FISH & SFD TUNA GRIND LOT# 16185 PRODUCT OF : USA HARVESTED: WILD CAUGHT NET WT: 20 LBS
Quantity: 34 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# 16185
Where it was sold
Massachusetts Ohio
FDA's distribution note: MA and OH
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
- Pier Fish Company, Inc.
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recall initiated
- Jan 13, 2017
- In FDA report of
- Feb 22, 2017
- Terminated
- Feb 16, 2017
- FDA recall number
- F-1513-2017 · event 76259
- Official record
- FDA enforcement report search
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