Food recall

Phil-Am Trading, Inc. recall: Phil-Am Smoked Mackerel (Hasa Hasa) Net

Phil-Am Trading, Inc., of Jersey City, NJ, recalled Phil-Am Smoked Mackerel (Hasa Hasa) Net. The FDA's reason: “Phil-am Trading, Inc. is recalling Phil-am Smoked Mackerel (Hasa-Hasa), because it has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening...” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on December 2, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of December 28, 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 I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed March 30, 2017

The recall

Company
Phil-Am Trading, Inc. (Jersey City, NJ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Phil-am Trading, Inc. is recalling Phil-am Smoked Mackerel (Hasa-Hasa), because it has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death.”
Where it was sold
GA, NY, NJ &PA
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
75870

The product recalled

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

  • F-0767-2017 Class I

    Phil-Am Smoked Mackerel (Hasa Hasa) Net. Wt. 200g (7.05 oz.) packaged: Clear flexible plastic pouch and is topped by a predominantly red tag affixed to the top seal which has the products information.

    Codes: distribution dates -February and November 2016; no codes on product

    Quantity: 25 cases (40 pieces in each case)

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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 28, 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.