Food recall

Bumble Bee Foods LLC recall: Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna in Water

Bumble Bee Foods LLC, of San Diego, CA, recalled Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna in Water and 2 other products. The FDA's reason: “Bumble Bee Foods is recalling 3 specific UPC codes of canned Chunk Light tuna due to process deviations that occurred in a co-pack facility not owned or operated by Bumble Bee.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 16, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 20, 2016. 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

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed August 24, 2016

The recall

Company
Bumble Bee Foods LLC (San Diego, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Bumble Bee Foods is recalling 3 specific UPC codes of canned Chunk Light tuna due to process deviations that occurred in a co-pack facility not owned or operated by Bumble Bee.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide in US: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
73540

The 3 products recalled

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

  • F-1071-2016 Class II

    Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna in Water, 48cans/case, 5oz, UPC 8660000020

    Codes: Can Codes: TOA2BSCAFB, TOA3BSCAFB, TOA4BSCAFB, TOA5BSCAFB, TOABBSCAFB, TOACBSCAFB, TOADBSCAFB, TOAEBSCAFB, TOG3BSCAFB, TOG4BSCAFB, TOH6BSCAFB, TOH7BSCAFB, TOHABSCAFB, TOHBBSCAFB, TOHCBSCAFB, TOHDBSCAFB, TOJ1BSCAFB, TOJ2BSCAFB, TOJ3BSCAFB, TOJ4BSCAFB, TON1BSCAFB, TON3BSCAFB, TOO1BSCAFB, TOO2BSCAFB, TOO3BSCAFB, TOO4BSCAFB, TOO5BSCAFB, TOOABSCAFB, TOOBBSCAFB, TOODBSCAFB, TOOEBSCAFB, TOOFBSCAFB, TOR1BSCAFB, TOR4BSCAFB, TOR5BSCAFB Best Buy Dates: 02/10/2019, 02/16/2019, 02/17/2019, 02/18/2019, 02/22/2019, 02/23/2019, 02/25/2019

    Quantity: 10,448 cases

  • F-1072-2016 Class II

    Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna in Oil, 48cans/case, 5oz., UPC 8660000021

    Codes: Can Codes: TOODGSCEFB Best Buy Dates: 02/23/2019

    Quantity: 410 cases

  • F-1073-2016 Class II

    Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna in Water, 6cans, 4pk, 5oz, UPC 8660000736

    Codes: Can Codes: TOODGSCEFBTO9BBSCAFB, TO9DBSCAFB, TOA2BSCAFB, TON2BSCAFB, TON4BSCAFB, TON8BSCAFB, TONBBSCAFB, TONDBSCAFB, TONFBSCAFB, TOW1BSCAFB, TOW2BSCAFB, TOW3BSCAFB, TOW4BSCAFB, TOW5BSCAFB, TOWBBSCAFB, TOWEBSCAFB. Best Buy Dates: 02/9/2019, 02/10/2019, 02/22/2019, 02/29/2019.

    Quantity: 20,721 cases

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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 20, 2016.

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.