Food recall

Young Ocean, Inc recall: Salted/marinated Pollock roe packaged in white plastic trays with either a clear or opaque plastic lid

Young Ocean, Inc, of Kent, WA, recalled Salted/marinated Pollock roe packaged in white plastic trays with either a clear or opaque plastic lid. The FDA's reason: “Use of Red #5 in Salted Pollock Roe and undeclared Red #5, Yellow #5 and Red #40 in Salted Pollock Roe.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 11, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 4, 2012. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...)

Status

Terminated

Closed July 27, 2012

The recall

Company
Young Ocean, Inc (Kent, WA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Use of Red #5 in Salted Pollock Roe and undeclared Red #5, Yellow #5 and Red #40 in Salted Pollock Roe.”
Where it was sold
Distributed solely in the state of WA to Korean retail stores, Asian restaurants, and sold to employees.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
61894

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1636-2012 Class II

    Salted/marinated Pollock roe packaged in white plastic trays with either a clear or opaque plastic lid. Product is packaged in 1.0 lb., 2.2 lb., and 5 lb. sizes and is labeled in part: "Marinated Pollock Roe***Weight: 5.0lb***Production Date: March 2012 Packed by: Young Ocean Inc. 20233 80th Ave. S., Kent, WA 98032". There are 2 labels for the 1.0 lb. size which read in part: 1. "Salted Pollock Roe***Spicy:***Colored***Net Weight: 1.0LB (435g) Ingredients: Pollock Roe, Salt, MSG, Sorbitol, Sake, Mirin Best Before: April 2015***Young Ocean Inc.***". 2. "Salted Pollock Roe***Net Weight: 1.0 LB (435g) Ingredients: Pollock Roe, Salt, MSG, Sorbitol, Sake, Mirin, NaNo2, Artificial Color Additives (R-40, Y-5, R-5) Best Before: April 2015***Young Ocean Inc.***".

    Codes: "Production Date: March 2012" and/or "Best Before: April 2015"

    Quantity: Approximately 1920 lbs.

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of July 4, 2012.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.