Food recall

Rome Packing Co., Inc. recall: Ocean's Catch RTE Fresh Hand Picked Crabmeat

Rome Packing Co., Inc., of E Providence, RI, recalled Ocean's Catch RTE Fresh Hand Picked Crabmeat and 2 other products. The FDA's reason: “Product contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 22, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 9, 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

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed October 22, 2015

The recall

Company
Rome Packing Co., Inc. (E Providence, RI)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes”
Where it was sold
IL, MA, ME, MO, NY, RI
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
68388

The 3 products recalled

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

  • F-2079-2014 Class I

    Ocean's Catch RTE Fresh Hand Picked Crabmeat , Net WT. 6 oz. plastic container Ingredients; Contains Jonah Crab Meat

    Codes: lot number 101366 with a sell by date before 5/14/14; lot number 101507 with a sell by date before 5/20/14; lot number 101540 with a sell by date before 5/21/14

    Quantity: 262.5 lbs

  • F-2080-2014 Class I

    Ocean's Catch RTE All Natural Jonah Crab Combo Meat Fresh Hand Picked Crabmeat , Net WT. 8 oz. and 16 oz. plastic container Ingredients; Contains Jonah Rock Crab Meat, Salt

    Codes: 8oz :containers: lot number 101372 with a sell by date before 5/14/14; lot number 101432 with a sell by date before 5/19/14; lot number 101474 with a sell by date before 5/20/14; 16 oz containers: "lot number 101372 with a sell by date before 5/14/14; "lot number 101391 with a sell by date before 5/16/14; "lot number 101407 with a sell by date before 5/16/14; "lot number 101432 with a sell by date before 5/19/14; "lot number 101474 with a sell by date before 5/20/14; "lot number 101539 with a sell by date before 5/21/14.

    Quantity: 802 lbs.

  • F-2081-2014 Class I

    Ocean's Catch Jonah Crab Minced Meat Crabmeat , Net WT. 10 lb. plastic bag

    Codes: Lot 101450

    Quantity: 300 lbs.

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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 July 9, 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.