Food recall

Vern's Foods & Farm recall: Taylor Shellfish Farms Geoduck Chowder Base, frozen, Ingredients

Vern's Foods & Farm, of Olympia, WA, recalled Taylor Shellfish Farms Geoduck Chowder Base, frozen, Ingredients. The FDA's reason: “The ingredients statement declares fish sauce but does not declare anchovies. The Contains statement does not declare fish (anchovies).” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 7, 2025, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 18, 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

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed August 19, 2025

The recall

Company
Vern's Foods & Farm (Olympia, WA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The ingredients statement declares fish sauce but does not declare anchovies. The Contains statement does not declare fish (anchovies).”
Where it was sold
Distributed in WA.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
96855

The product recalled

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

  • F-0937-2025 Class II

    Taylor Shellfish Farms Geoduck Chowder Base, frozen, Ingredients: Potatoes, Clam (Geoduck) ***Butter (Cream, Salt), Fish Sauce Ka Me***CONTAINS: MILK, CLAMS. Product is packed in rigid plastic tubs. Net wt. 16 oz. Produced with local, farm fresh ingredients by: Vern's Foods & Farm, 4419 Harrison Ave. NW #104, Olympia WA 98502

    Codes: Use By 7-19-25

    Quantity: 48/16oz. cans

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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 June 18, 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.