Food recall

CTC Food International Inc recall: Orchids brand Whole Oysters

CTC Food International Inc, of South San Francisco, CA, recalled Orchids brand Whole Oysters and 1 other product. 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 II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 1, 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 II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

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

Status

Terminated

Closed February 12, 2013

The recall

Company
CTC Food International Inc (South San Francisco, CA)
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
California only
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
62022

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-1435-2012 Class II

    Orchids brand Whole Oysters, Net Wt. 8 oz (226 g) Ingredients: oysters, salt, water. Packed for CTC Food Int'l Inc. South San Francisco, CA 94080 Product of Korea

    Codes: UPC 0 74601 0085 1; all codes

    Quantity: 762 cases ( 24 x 8 oz)

  • F-1436-2012 Class II

    Orchids brand Smoked Oysters in cottonseed oil, salt added. Net Wt. 3 oz Ingredients: oysters, salt, water. Packed for CTC Food Int'l Inc. South San Francisco, CA 94080 Product of Korea

    Codes: UPC 0 74601 00090 5; all codes

    Quantity: 797 cases (25 x 3 oz)

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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.