Food recall

Vita Food Products, Inc. recall: Herring Fillets in Wine Sauce sold under the ELF brand in 12 oz

Vita Food Products, Inc., of Chicago, IL, recalled Herring Fillets in Wine Sauce sold under the ELF brand in 12 oz. The FDA's reason: “Vita Food Products, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois is notifying the public that it is recalling 2,280 individual plastic jars of 12 ounce Elf Herring Fillets in Wine Sauce that actually contains herring...” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 26, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 23, 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 I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed April 25, 2016

The recall

Company
Vita Food Products, Inc. (Chicago, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Vita Food Products, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois is notifying the public that it is recalling 2,280 individual plastic jars of 12 ounce Elf Herring Fillets in Wine Sauce that actually contains herring fillets in sour cream and therefore contains undeclared milk.”
Where it was sold
US: IL, MI, MN, WI
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
67851

The product recalled

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

  • F-1826-2014 Class I

    Herring Fillets in Wine Sauce sold under the ELF brand in 12 oz. plastic jars.

    Codes: UPC Code on Cases: 10073302221111. UPC Code on Jars: 73302 12111. Item Number: 005725. Best Before Date: 21 May 14. Lot Number: 03553.

    Quantity: 2,280 Jars

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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 April 23, 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.