Buckhead Tuna
Reason The Firm was notified by NJ Department of Health of two samples collected from tuna with reported high levels of scombrotoxin.
Yellowfin Tuna Hilo Cubes recall
Recalled by Tropic Fish Hawaii, LLC · Honolulu, HI, United States
Class I — High risk. Reasonable probability of serious harm or death.
Why it was recalled
Frozen raw tuna cubes from Indonesia tested positive for hepatitis A.
Pathogen: Hepatitis A
A virus spread through contaminated produce and seafood.
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
Yellowfin Tuna Hilo Cubes, Random cut. 15 lb. cases. (1 x 15 lb. bags per case) Brand name: Reel Fresh UPC: 664183001454 Ingredients: Frozen tuna and carbon monoxide (to promote color retention). Product of Indonesia, Wild Caught
Quantity: 150 cases (15 lbs. per case)
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.
Manufacturing lot code 633671; Los Angeles warehouse lot number 174127. Products were transferred to a storage facility in Hawaii and assigned a new lot code number 5005125. Hilo/Tropic Fish lot number 609149
Where it was sold
FDA's distribution note: Island of Oahu
Do not eat it. Class I means FDA judged there is a reasonable probability of serious illness or death. If the brand, size and lot or date code on your package match, throw the product away or return it to the store for a refund, and clean any surface or container it touched. If anyone has eaten it and feels unwell, contact a doctor and mention the recall. 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
- Tropic Fish Hawaii, LLC
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recall initiated
- May 1, 2017
- In FDA report of
- May 31, 2017
- Terminated
- Aug 31, 2017
- FDA recall number
- F-2268-2017 · event 77184
- Official record
- FDA enforcement report search
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