Class II · Moderate riskTerminated Initiated Aug 9, 2019 (7 years ago)
Lemon Chive Chicken of the Sea Wild-Caught Pink Salmon Skinless and Boneless recall
Recalled by Tri-Union Frozen Products, Inc. · El Segundo, CA, United States
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Customer reported that a small percentage of pouches of Salmon to be bloated. Testing found that bloating was due to production of CO2 as a result of microbial activity of non-heat resistant non-spore forming mesophilic aerobic or facultative spoilage organisms.
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
Lemon Chive Chicken of the Sea Wild-Caught Pink Salmon Skinless and Boneless, 2.5 oz (70 g) pouch: Shelf Stable UPC 0 48000 01179 4 and 0 480000 11817 7 individual pouch; UPC 1 00 48000 01179 1 - Case Chicken of the Sea International El Segundo, CA Product of Thailand.
FDA's distribution note: West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
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.
Reason Customer reported that a small percentage of pouches of Salmon to be bloated. Testing found that bloating was due to production of CO2 as a result of microbial activity of non-heat resistant non-spore forming…
Tri-Union Frozen Products, Inc. MD, OH, PA, WVF-2147-2019