Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water; Sold under brand names of Bumble Bee and Kirkland…
Bumble Bee Foods, LLC recalled this product and the FDA reported the enforcement action on 28 October 2020 as Class II. The recall was initiated by the firm. During labeling, swollen cans of tuna were found. Two UPC codes for product distributed to one customer did not show signs of swelling but was produced on the same shift as cans that did.
The record
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- Product
- Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water; Sold under brand names of Bumble Bee and Kirkland Signature: Bumble Bee NET WT 8-7 oz. (198g) Total 56 oz. (3 lbs 8 oz) 1.59 kg); DR WT 8-5.2 oz. (144g_ total 40..8 oz (2 lb 9 oz) (1.15 kg); For Case UPC 86600-23061, the 8 Pack film UPC is 8660023061, can label UPC is 86600-23059 Kirkland Signature NET WT 8-7 oz. (198g) Total 56 oz. (3 lbs 8 oz) 1.59 kg); DR WT 8-5,4 oz (153g) Total 43.2 oz. (2.7 lbs.) (1.22 kg); For Case UPC 9661933523, the 8-Pack film label UPC is UPC 96619-33523, can label UPC is 96619-97781
- UPC
- 8660023061
- Reason for recall
- During labeling, swollen cans of tuna were found. Two UPC codes for product distributed to one customer did not show signs of swelling but was produced on the same shift as cans that did.
- Recalling firm
- Bumble Bee Foods, LLC
- Firm location
- Santa Fe Springs, California, United States
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall number
- F-0033-2021
- Quantity
- 2,415 cases
- Distribution
- CA,MD, NJ
- Initiated
- 5 October 2020
- Reported by FDA
- 28 October 2020
- Terminated
- 6 October 2021
- Firm notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Product codes
- BEST if Used by SEP 24 2023
Reading this record
Five things about this record are not in the record itself, and each one changes how it should be read.
- Class II means the FDA judged a remote probability of serious harm, or a probability of temporary or medically reversible harm. The class is assigned by an agency health hazard evaluation under 21 CFR 7.41, not by the firm.
- The firm started this recall itself. Most FDA food recalls are voluntary, and a recall is a food safety plan working rather than failing. The circumstances in which the agency asks for one instead are set out in 21 CFR 7.45.
- This record is the only one the FDA opened for its recall event, so it covers a single product code.
- The recall ran for 12 months, from 5 October 2020 to termination on 6 October 2021. Termination means the agency judged that all reasonable effort had been made, under 21 CFR 7.55, and it says nothing about whether product remained in circulation.
- The distribution pattern names 3 states, and the FDA published the enforcement report 3 weeks after the firm began the recall.
- Recalls of fish or seafood run a median of 5 months, so this one was longer than usual for its category. Fish and fishery products are the one food category with their own HACCP regulation in the United States, 21 CFR part 123, because the hazards are species-specific: histamine in scombroid fish, ciguatera in reef fish, and Listeria in cold-smoked products.
Named in the distribution pattern: California, Maryland, New Jersey. Those pages count recalls by where the RECALLING FIRM sits, which is a different question from where this product went.
What this recall was for
Spoilage and mould
A spoilage recall means the food degraded before its date: mould growth, unintended fermentation, swelling or rancidity, usually traced to a seal, a formulation or a storage temperature.
A preventive controls plan covers spoilage under the clauses below. This is where the control belongs, not a finding against any firm named on this page: a recall record states a reason, and most of these recalls were initiated by the firm itself.
- 21 CFR 117.93
- Warehousing and distribution: storage and transport under conditions that protect food against contamination and against deterioration of the food and its container.
- 21 CFR 117.80(b)(3)
- Time and temperature: holding food at temperatures that do not allow microorganisms to grow, and for no longer than the process allows.
Filed under fish and seafood. A product can sit in more than one.
Other fish and seafood recalls for the same reason
These are the closest records in the corpus: the same kind of food, recalled for a hazard this record also names. Unlike the firm’s own records below, they come from different companies, which is what makes them a pattern rather than a history.
| Reported | Product | Firm | Reason | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-22 | Bona Fish | Vicky IT Inc. | Fish is un-eviscerated (may be contaminated with Clostridia botulinum), is contaminated with mold, and contains filth (insect larvae) | Class I |
| 2024-09-11 | Item 71117.02008, Reser's American Classics Scalloped Potatoes, refrigerated product, net wt. 12oz. There are 6 packs per case. | Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. | Product may become spoiled due to temperature abuse. The temperature abuse was the result of a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184. | Class II |
| 2024-09-11 | Item 71117.14378, Baked Scalloped Potatoes Special Request, refrigerated product, net wt. 2.5lb. There are 8 packs per case. | Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. | Product may become spoiled due to temperature abuse. The temperature abuse was the result of a malfunctioning refrigeration unit on trailer #184. | Class II |
| 2019-09-18 | Cracked Pepper Chicken of the Sea Wild-Caught Pink Salmon Skinless and Boneless, 2.5 oz (70 g) pouch: Shelf Stable UPC 0 48000 01179 4 and 0 480000 11817 7 individual pouch; UPC 1 00 48000 01179 1 - Case Chicken of the Sea International El Segundo, CA Product of Thailand. | Tri-Union Frozen Products, Inc. | Customer reported that a small percentage of pouches of Salmon to be bloated. Testing found that bloating was due to production of CO2 as a result of microbial activity of non-heat resistant non-spore forming mesophilic aerobic or facultative spoilage organisms. | Class II |
| 2019-09-18 | Lemon Chive Chicken of the Sea Wild-Caught Pink Salmon Skinless and Boneless, 2.5 oz (70 g) pouch: Shelf Stable UPC 0 48000 01179 4 and 0 480000 11817 7 individual pouch; UPC 1 00 48000 01179 1 - Case Chicken of the Sea International El Segundo, CA Product of Thailand. | Tri-Union Frozen Products, Inc. | Customer reported that a small percentage of pouches of Salmon to be bloated. Testing found that bloating was due to production of CO2 as a result of microbial activity of non-heat resistant non-spore forming mesophilic aerobic or facultative spoilage organisms. | Class II |
| 2018-05-09 | AF CRAB CAKE 7OZ CRAB CAKES; UPC: 85239064658 Target item number: 270-6-465 | Target Corporation | Shipping container from CA to HI was not held at proper temperature which could cause food items to be contaminated with spoilage organisms or pathogens | Class II |
| 2018-05-09 | Sea Cuisine Pan Sear Teriyaki Sesame Salmon - 9 oz UPC: 35493014678 Target item number: 210-7-14 | Target Corporation | Shipping container from CA to HI was not held at proper temperature which could cause food items to be contaminated with spoilage organisms or pathogens | Class II |
| 2018-05-09 | Gorton's Simply Bake Shrimp Scampi - 8.2oz UPC: 44400125604 Target item number: 210-7-80 | Target Corporation | Shipping container from CA to HI was not held at proper temperature which could cause food items to be contaminated with spoilage organisms or pathogens | Class II |
Other records from Bumble Bee Foods, LLC
The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so several of these are frequently one recall event. 13 other records name this firm.
| Reported | Product | Firm | Reason | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-03 | 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 | Bumble Bee Foods, LLC | Detectable levels of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). | Class II |
| 2016-04-20 | Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna in Oil, 48cans/case, 5oz., UPC 8660000021 | Bumble Bee Foods LLC | Bumble Bee Foods is recalling 3 specific UPC codes of canned Chunk Light tuna due to process deviations that occurred in a co-pack facility not owned or operated by Bumble Bee. | Class II |
| 2016-04-20 | Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna in Water, 6cans, 4pk, 5oz, UPC 8660000736 | Bumble Bee Foods LLC | Bumble Bee Foods is recalling 3 specific UPC codes of canned Chunk Light tuna due to process deviations that occurred in a co-pack facility not owned or operated by Bumble Bee. | Class II |
| 2016-04-20 | Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna in Water, 48cans/case, 5oz, UPC 8660000020 | Bumble Bee Foods LLC | Bumble Bee Foods is recalling 3 specific UPC codes of canned Chunk Light tuna due to process deviations that occurred in a co-pack facility not owned or operated by Bumble Bee. | Class II |
| 2014-10-22 | Bumble Bee Jalapeno Albacore Tuna with Jalapeno & Olive Oil, Net Wt. 2.5oz, UPC 5763800428 | Bumble Bee Foods LLC | Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, has issued a recall on specific codes of pouched Albacore tuna due to defects in the pouch seals which could result in product contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens, and could lead to illness if consumed. | Class II |
| 2014-10-22 | Bumble Bee Chipotle Albacore Tuna with Chipotle & Olive Oil, Net Wt. 2.5oz, UPC 5763800429. | Bumble Bee Foods LLC | Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, has issued a recall on specific codes of pouched Albacore tuna due to defects in the pouch seals which could result in product contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens, and could lead to illness if consumed. | Class II |
| 2014-10-22 | Bumble Bee Prime Fillet Albacore Tuna with Chipotle and Olive Oil, Net Wt. 2.5oz, UPC 8660024014 | Bumble Bee Foods LLC | Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, has issued a recall on specific codes of pouched Albacore tuna due to defects in the pouch seals which could result in product contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens, and could lead to illness if consumed. | Class II |
| 2014-10-22 | Bumble Bee Premium Albacore Tuna in Water, Net Wt. 2.5oz, UPC 8660024011, 8660024031, 5763800424. Bumble Bee Premium Albacore Tuna In Water, Net Wt. 5oz, UPC 8660024016; UPC 8660024051, 5763800425. | Bumble Bee Foods LLC | Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, has issued a recall on specific codes of pouched Albacore tuna due to defects in the pouch seals which could result in product contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens, and could lead to illness if consumed. | Class II |
| 2014-10-22 | Bumble Bee Sun Dried Tomato with Sun Dried Tomatoes & Olive Oil, Net Wt. 2.5oz, UPC 5763800430. | Bumble Bee Foods LLC | Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, has issued a recall on specific codes of pouched Albacore tuna due to defects in the pouch seals which could result in product contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens, and could lead to illness if consumed. | Class II |
| 2014-10-22 | Bumble Bee Prime Fillet Omega-3 Albacore Tuna with Omega 3 Tuna Oil, Net Wt. 2.5oz, UPC 8660024191 | Bumble Bee Foods LLC | Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, has issued a recall on specific codes of pouched Albacore tuna due to defects in the pouch seals which could result in product contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens, and could lead to illness if consumed. | Class II |
All 14 records for Bumble Bee Foods LLC
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