Food recall

Shaw's Southern Belle Frozen Foods, Inc. recall: Southern Belle Seafood Crabmeat Stuffing

Shaw's Southern Belle Frozen Foods, Inc., of Jacksonville, FL, recalled Southern Belle Seafood Crabmeat Stuffing. The FDA's reason: “A piece of brittle plastic was found in seafood crabmeat stuffing mix.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 14, 2023, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 20, 2023. 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

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed December 1, 2023

The recall

Company
Shaw's Southern Belle Frozen Foods, Inc. (Jacksonville, FL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“A piece of brittle plastic was found in seafood crabmeat stuffing mix.”
Where it was sold
Domestic distribution only.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
92890

The product recalled

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

  • F-1507-2023 Class II

    Southern Belle Seafood Crabmeat Stuffing, Packed: 2/25 lb. Bag, Net Weight: 50 lb. (22.68 kg), Use By: 08/23/2023

    Codes: Use By: 08/23/2023 Lot # 042504

    Quantity: 600 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 September 20, 2023.

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.