Orca Bay Foods LLC Recall: Undeclared Wheat and Milk. - F-0117-2021

United States

TerminatedClass I

Company: Orca Bay Foods LLC
Product: Trader Joe's brand Gluten Free Battered Halibut, SKU 0050382…
Recall date: October 23, 2020
Terminated: June 28, 2021
Source: FDA

Reason for recall

Undeclared Wheat and Milk.

October 23, 2020 - Recall initiated
November 25, 2020 - Reported by source
June 28, 2021 - Recall terminated

Recalled products
Product description	UPC	Quantity	Lot / code information
Trader Joe's brand Gluten Free Battered Halibut, SKU 00503822. Product of USA. Frozen product is packed in plastic bag and sold in retail carton box (10 oz. box). Each master case contains 20/10 oz. boxes. RETAIL BOX'S label is read in parts: '*TRADER JOE'S BATTERED HALIBUT GLUTEN FREE INGREDIENTS: HALIBUT, WATER, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, RICE FLOUR, SALT, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, LEAVENING (SODIUM BECARNONATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), XANTHAN GYUM,, GUAR GUM, CANOLA OIL CONTAINS HALIBUT * WILD CAUGHT PRODUCT OF USA *KEEP FROZEN00503822". MASTER CASE label is correctly declared as ""Trader Joe's Lightly Battered Halibut ALLERGENS: HALIBUT (FISH), WHEAT, MILKSKU 00269803*".	Not published in this source record	356 cases	Retail box: 537312620 Best If Used By Nov 5, 2021 The code 537312620 is interpreted as: 5373: last for digits of Work Order # 126:Julian Date 20: Year 2020

Distribution

Distributed in Connecticut
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New York
Ohio
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Vermont
and Wisconsin.

Official source record

Agency: FDA
Dataset: FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number: F-0117-2021
Event ID: 86654
Status: Terminated
Classification: Class I
Company: Orca Bay Foods LLC
Product description: Trader Joe's brand Gluten Free Battered Halibut, SKU 00503822. Product of USA. Frozen product is packed in plastic bag and sold in retail carton box (10 oz. box). Each master case contains 20/10 oz. boxes. RETAIL BOX'S label is read in parts: '***TRADER JOE'S BATTERED HALIBUT GLUTEN FREE ***INGREDIENTS: HALIBUT, WATER, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, RICE FLOUR, SALT, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, LEAVENING (SODIUM BECARNONATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), XANTHAN GYUM,, GUAR GUM, CANOLA OIL*** CONTAINS HALIBUT *** WILD CAUGHT PRODUCT OF USA ***KEEP FROZEN***00503822". MASTER CASE label is correctly declared as ""***Trader Joe's Lightly Battered Halibut ***ALLERGENS: HALIBUT (FISH), WHEAT, MILK***SKU 00269803***".
Quantity: 356 cases
Reason: Undeclared Wheat and Milk.
Recall initiation date: October 23, 2020
Report date: November 25, 2020
Classification date: Not published in this source record
Termination date: June 28, 2021
Distribution pattern: Distributed in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
UPC, lot, and code information: Retail box: 537312620 Best If Used By Nov 5, 2021 The code 537312620 is interpreted as: 5373: last for digits of Work Order # 126:Julian Date 20: Year 2020
Voluntary or mandated: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method: Press Release
Source last updated: Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date: July 18, 2026 ET

Responsible company: Orca Bay Foods LLC

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