CHICKEN OF THE SEA Recall: It was discovered that one batch of sardines were incorrectly labeled - Sardines in Water instead of Sardines in Tomato sauce.
United States
TerminatedClass III
- Company
- CHICKEN OF THE SEA
- Product
- Chicken of the Sea Sardines in Water; Net Wt. 3.75 oz. (106…
- Recall date
- December 4, 2019
- Terminated
- July 2, 2020
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
It was discovered that one batch of sardines were incorrectly labeled - Sardines in Water instead of Sardines in Tomato sauce.
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
- - Recall terminated
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken of the Sea Sardines in Water; Net Wt. 3.75 oz. (106g) UPC 0 48000 00707 0 18 Individual items per case Ingredient: Sardines, water, salt. Distributed by Chicken of the Sea International, San Diego, CA Product of Poland. | Not published in this source record | 2,862 cases (51,516 cans) received - believed that mislabeled amount is 125 cases (2260 cans) of incorrectly labeled product. | Batch number 0001373785-12; Can Marking: 9009XL000 Best If Used by: Jan-09-22; 0001373785-12, PL 22151118 WE |
Distribution
- OR
- CA
- WA
- NV
- UT
- CO
- AZ
- ID
- TN.
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- F-0444-2020
- Event ID
- 84444
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class III
- Company
- CHICKEN OF THE SEA
- Product description
- Chicken of the Sea Sardines in Water; Net Wt. 3.75 oz. (106g) UPC 0 48000 00707 0 18 Individual items per case Ingredient: Sardines, water, salt. Distributed by Chicken of the Sea International, San Diego, CA Product of Poland.
- Quantity
- 2,862 cases (51,516 cans) received - believed that mislabeled amount is 125 cases (2260 cans) of incorrectly labeled product.
- Reason
- It was discovered that one batch of sardines were incorrectly labeled - Sardines in Water instead of Sardines in Tomato sauce.
- Recall initiation date
- December 4, 2019
- Report date
- January 8, 2020
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- July 2, 2020
- Distribution pattern
- OR, CA, WA, NV, UT, CO, AZ, ID, TN.
- UPC, lot, and code information
- Batch number 0001373785-12; Can Marking: 9009XL000 Best If Used by: Jan-09-22; 0001373785-12, PL 22151118 WE
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification method
- Letter
- Source last updated
- Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
- Public Health Trace retrieval date
Responsible company: CHICKEN OF THE SEA
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Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.
| State | Distributed |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Idaho | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.
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