Food recall

Vita Food Products, Inc. recall: Vita Wild Herring in Wine Sauce 32oz plastic jar

Vita Food Products, Inc., of Chicago, IL, recalled Vita Wild Herring in Wine Sauce 32oz plastic jar. The FDA's reason: “Undeclared milk.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 3, 2020, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 25, 2020. 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

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed October 8, 2020

The recall

Company
Vita Food Products, Inc. (Chicago, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Undeclared milk”
Where it was sold
CA CT FL GA IL MA MD MO NJ PA TX WI
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
85149

The product recalled

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

  • F-0843-2020 Class I

    Vita Wild Herring in Wine Sauce 32oz plastic jar, UPC 22635 40011, 6 jars per case Ready to Eat Keep Refrigerated

    Codes: Lot 03609 Best if Used Before JUN 26 20

    Quantity: 8370 units

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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, 2020.

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.