Food recall

Southwind Foods LLC dba Great American Seafood Imports Co. recall: Frozen Red Cod Fillet (Red Snapper) Individually Quick Frozen was labeled and identified as Snapper FILL IQF (ROCKFISH)

Southwind Foods LLC dba Great American Seafood Imports Co., of Vernon, CA, recalled Frozen Red Cod Fillet (Red Snapper) Individually Quick Frozen was labeled and identified as Snapper FILL IQF (ROCKFISH). The FDA's reason: “Southwind Foods is recalling Frozen Snapper Fill IQF (Rock Fish) because it mislabeled and misleading.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 29, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 24, 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

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed October 17, 2012

The recall

Company
Southwind Foods LLC dba Great American Seafood Imports Co. (Vernon, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Southwind Foods is recalling Frozen Snapper Fill IQF (Rock Fish) because it mislabeled and misleading.”
Where it was sold
CA, AZ, TX
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
63227

The product recalled

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

  • F-0123-2013 Class III

    Frozen Red Cod Fillet (Red Snapper) Individually Quick Frozen was labeled and identified as Snapper FILL IQF (ROCKFISH). 1/10 lb, code #14343.

    Codes: Lot#90595

    Quantity: 145 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 October 24, 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.