Food recall

N.A.C. Foods recall: Mi Pepito Camaron Molido Ground Shrimp

N.A.C. Foods, of Palisades Park, NJ, recalled Mi Pepito Camaron Molido Ground Shrimp. The FDA's reason: “Mi Pepto Camaron Molido (Ground Shrimp) contains unallowed dyes: Carmoisine (E122 - acid red 14), Ponceau 4R (E124 acid red 18) and undeclared sulfites.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 9, 2015, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 25, 2015. 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 June 9, 2017

The recall

Company
N.A.C. Foods (Palisades Park, NJ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Mi Pepto Camaron Molido (Ground Shrimp) contains unallowed dyes: Carmoisine (E122 - acid red 14), Ponceau 4R (E124 acid red 18) and undeclared sulfites.”
Where it was sold
NJ and NY
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
70533

The product recalled

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

  • F-1452-2015 Class II

    Mi Pepito Camaron Molido Ground Shrimp, Net wt. .75 oz (16 gr), Packaged in a plastic bag, Packed & Distributed by: N.A.C. Corp., Palisades Park, NJ, UPC 707425900051

    Codes: Item #PS111 - Best by: 1/18

    Quantity: 42.2 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 March 25, 2015.

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.