Food recall

King & Prince Seafood recall: 1) Mrs.Friday's brand, Gourmet Breaded Oysters, Medium 18-25 CT, Ready to Fry

King & Prince Seafood, of Brunswick, GA, recalled 1) Mrs.Friday's brand, Gourmet Breaded Oysters, Medium 18-25 CT, Ready to Fry and 2 other products. The FDA's reason: “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.” 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 January 31, 2013

The recall

Company
King & Prince Seafood (Brunswick, GA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“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
CA, FL, ID, IL, IN, MD, MT, NE, NJ, NV, OR, TN, WA and Canada
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
62014

The 3 products recalled

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

  • F-1429-2012 Class III

    1) Mrs.Friday's brand, Gourmet Breaded Oysters, Medium 18-25 CT, Ready to Fry, Net Wt 2.5 lbs (1.13 kg). 2) Mrs.Friday's brand, (Canada) Gourmet Breaded Oysters, Medium, Ready to Fry, Net Wt 2.5 lbs (1.13 kg), Distributed by King & Prince Corp., Brunswick, GA 31521. Product is packed in unlabeled, clear plastic bags.

    Codes: 1) Item #053820, Lot #0154K, 0168K, 0176K, 0217K, 0243K, 0257K, 0298K, 0308K, 0348K, 1007K, 1053K, 1077K, 1116K, 1124K, 1138K, 1166K, 1201K, 1222K, 1255K, 1277K, 1325K, 2005K, 2045K, 2070K, 2086K and 2103K. 2) Item #053821, Lot# 0176K, 0257K, 0298K, 0308K, 1053K, 1116K, 11328K, 1201K, 1255K, 1277K, 2005K and 2070K.

    Quantity: 1) 21,401 cases; 2) 6,708 cases

  • F-1430-2012 Class III

    Mrs.Friday's brand, Gourmet Breaded Oysters, Small 26-34 CT, Ready to Fry, Net Wt 2.5 lbs (1.13 kg).

    Codes: Item #053822, Lot #0154K, 0168K, 0176K, 0217K, 0243K, 0257K, 0298K, 0308K, 0348K, 1007K, 1077K, 1116K, 1138K, 1166K, 1222K, 1277K, 2005K, 2045K, 2070K, and 2103K.

    Quantity: 3,531 cases

  • F-1431-2012 Class III

    Mrs.Friday's Chef Dusted Pacific Oysters, 6/1 lb, Net Wt 6 lb (2.72 kg), Distributed By: King & Prince Seafood Corp., Brunswick, GA 31521. Product is packed in clear plastic bags with no individual labeling.

    Codes: Item #053826, Lot #0224K.

    Quantity: 1,627 cases (6 lb per case)

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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.