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Bumble Bee Foods, LLC Recall: Detectable levels of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

United States

TerminatedClass II

Company
Bumble Bee Foods, LLC
Product
Bumble Bee Smoked Clams Shucked Easy Open NET WT. 3.75 oz.…
Recall date
July 6, 2022
Terminated
December 20, 2022
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Detectable levels of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Bumble Bee Smoked Clams Shucked Easy Open NET WT. 3.75 oz. (106 g) Distributed By: Bumble Bee Seafoods San Diego, CA 92186 USA Product of China UPC 0 86600 75234 1 Not published in this source record 9,756 cases All lots associated with UPC Label 8660075234

Distribution

  • U.S. distribution to the following: AZ
  • CA
  • DE
  • FL
  • IL
  • IN
  • NJ
  • NV
  • NY
  • OH
  • PA
  • TX
  • VA No foreign distribution.

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-1508-2022
Event ID
90571
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
Bumble Bee Foods, LLC
Product description
Bumble Bee Smoked Clams Shucked Easy Open NET WT. 3.75 oz. (106 g) Distributed By: Bumble Bee Seafoods San Diego, CA 92186 USA Product of China UPC 0 86600 75234 1
Quantity
9,756 cases
Reason
Detectable levels of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Recall initiation date
July 6, 2022
Report date
August 3, 2022
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
December 20, 2022
Distribution pattern
U.S. distribution to the following: AZ, CA, DE, FL, IL, IN, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA No foreign distribution.
UPC, lot, and code information
All lots associated with UPC Label 8660075234
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Responsible company: Bumble Bee Foods, LLC

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Product
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Published
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Distribution
Multiple states

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Distribution map

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map
State Distributed
Arizona 1
California 1
Delaware 1
Florida 1
Illinois 1
Indiana 1
New Jersey 1
Nevada 1
New York 1
Ohio 1
Pennsylvania 1
Texas 1
Virginia 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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