Food recall

Seabear Company recall: SeaBear Smokedhouse Salmon Chowder is packaged in flexible retort pouch

Seabear Company, of Anacortes, WA, recalled SeaBear Smokedhouse Salmon Chowder is packaged in flexible retort pouch and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Recall was initiated due to potential failure of the seal and potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 13, 2025, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 9, 2025. 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

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

Status

Terminated

Closed June 11, 2025

The recall

Company
Seabear Company (Anacortes, WA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Recall was initiated due to potential failure of the seal and potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.”
Where it was sold
Distributed nationwide
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
96514

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-0684-2025 Class II

    SeaBear Smokedhouse Salmon Chowder is packaged in flexible retort pouch, net wt. 12-oz., UPC 0 34507 07001 3. Case label: Item 60077 Salmon Chowder 12/12oz, SeaBear/G&D Anacortes, WA.

    Codes: 64242902SALCH Enjoy by: 10/2028 64242912SALCH Enjoy by: 10/2028 64242972SALCH Enjoy by: 10/2028 64242982SALCH Enjoy by: 10/2028 64243042SALCH Enjoy by: 10/2028 64243052SALCH Enjoy by: 10/2028 64243121SALCH Enjoy by: 11/2028 64243131SALCH Enjoy by: 11/2028 64243191SALCH Enjoy by: 11/2028 64243201SALCH Enjoy by: 11/2028 64243651SALCH Enjoy by: 12/2028 64250031SALCH Enjoy by: 1/2029 64250291SALCH Enjoy by: 1/2029 64250301SALCH Enjoy by: 1/2029

    Quantity: Salmon Chowder = 11,152 pouches

  • F-0685-2025 Class II

    SeaBear Smokedhouse Alehouse Clam Chowder is packaged in retort pouch, net wt. 12-oz., UPC 0 34507 07021 1. Case label, item 60104, Alehouse Chowder 12/CS.

    Codes: 64241643ALECH Enjoy by: 6/2028 64241641ALECH Enjoy by: 6/2028 64241661ALECH Enjoy by: 6/2028 64243251ALECH Enjoy by: 11/2028 64243261ALECH Enjoy by: 11/2028 64250222ALECH Enjoy by: 1/2029 64250241ALECH Enjoy by: 1/2029

    Quantity: Alehouse Clam Chowder = 5,368 pouches

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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 9, 2025.

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.