Food recall

Blount Fine Foods Corporation recall: Wegman's Brand New England Clam Chowder (refrigerated at 38F or below) in a 16 oz plastic cup.

Blount Fine Foods Corporation, of Fall River, MA, recalled Wegman's Brand New England Clam Chowder (refrigerated at 38F or below) in a 16 oz plastic cup.. The FDA's reason: “May contain undeclared shellfish (crab).” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on November 15, 2013, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of January 8, 2014. 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

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed February 26, 2014

The recall

Company
Blount Fine Foods Corporation (Fall River, MA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“May contain undeclared shellfish (crab).”
Where it was sold
NY, PA, NJ, MD, MA
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
66883

The product recalled

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

  • F-1340-2014 Class II

    Wegman's Brand New England Clam Chowder (refrigerated at 38F or below) in a 16 oz plastic cup.

    Codes: Lot: 10313-8J UPC 77890 27864 Use By Date: 01/08/2014

    Quantity: 140 cases (1680 units)

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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 January 8, 2014.

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.