Food recall

Milky Way Intl Trading Corp recall: Polar Whole Boiled Oysters

Milky Way Intl Trading Corp, of Norwalk, CA, recalled Polar Whole Boiled Oysters. The FDA's reason: “MW Polar is recalling Polar Whole Boiled Oysters from Korea because the product has been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or...” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 30, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 20, 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 III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed May 24, 2013

The recall

Company
Milky Way Intl Trading Corp (Norwalk, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“MW Polar is recalling Polar Whole Boiled Oysters from Korea because the product has been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide in the US: CT, IL, TN, NC, MI, OH, and AR.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
61981

The product recalled

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

  • F-1422-2012 Class III

    Polar Whole Boiled Oysters, 8 oz. net weight, 12 cans/carton.

    Codes: Case UPC#: 100-74027-02177-2 Product UPC#: 0-74027-00177-7

    Quantity: 31,425 cases

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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 June 20, 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.