Food recall

P East Trading Corporation recall: Salted Smoked Split Herring in bulk wooden boxes

P East Trading Corporation, of Bronx, NY, recalled Salted Smoked Split Herring in bulk wooden boxes. The FDA's reason: “The processed herring was found to be uneviscerated based on sampling and analysis by New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 20, 2015, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of December 30, 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 I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed December 23, 2015

The recall

Company
P East Trading Corporation (Bronx, NY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The processed herring was found to be uneviscerated based on sampling and analysis by New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets.”
Where it was sold
New York and New Jersey
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
72445

The product recalled

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

  • F-0435-2016 Class I

    Salted Smoked Split Herring in bulk wooden boxes, Net Wt. 18 lbs., Product of Canada --- No label provided for bulk product.

    Codes: Code May 19 15

    Quantity: 17 - 18 lbs. wooden boxes (cartons)

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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 December 30, 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.