Northern Catch Harvest of the Sea Fancy Whole Oysters and SeaNet Fancy Whole Oysters…
Aldi Inc recalled this product and the FDA reported the enforcement action on 11 July 2012 as Class III. The recall was initiated by the firm. The product has been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health.
The record
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- Product
- Northern Catch Harvest of the Sea Fancy Whole Oysters and SeaNet Fancy Whole Oysters; Net Wt. 8 oz (227g) cans, 12 cans per carton; Distributed by Aldi Inc., Batavia, IL 60510-1477; Product of Korea; UPC 0 41498 11984 3
- UPC
- 041498119843
- Reason for recall
- The product has been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health.
- Recalling firm
- Aldi Inc
- Firm location
- Batavia, Illinois, United States
- Classification
- Class III
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall number
- F-1724-2012
- Quantity
- 116,533 cartons
- Distribution
- Nationwide
- Initiated
- 29 May 2012
- Reported by FDA
- 11 July 2012
- Terminated
- 14 March 2016
- Firm notified by
- Product codes
- All lots of both brand names sold between February 20, 2009 and May 29, 2012
Reading this record
Five things about this record are not in the record itself, and each one changes how it should be read.
- Class III means the FDA judged that the product was unlikely to cause harm but violated FDA labelling or manufacturing regulation. 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 3.8 years, from 29 May 2012 to termination on 14 March 2016. 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 FDA published the enforcement report 6 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.
Filed under fish and seafood. A product can sit in more than one.
Other fish and seafood recalls
These are the closest records in the corpus: the same kind of food. Unlike the firm’s own records below, they come from different companies, which is what makes them a pattern rather than a history.
Other records from Aldi Inc
The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so several of these are frequently one recall event. 6 other records name this firm.
| Reported | Product | Firm | Reason | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-13 | Simply Nature Organic Red Split Lentils, 16 oz bag, UPC 041498299507 | Aldi Inc | Product may contain undeclared wheat | Class II |
| 2020-05-13 | Simply Nature Organic Green Lentils, 16 oz bag, UPC 041498299514 | Aldi Inc | Product may contain undeclared wheat | Class II |
| 2018-11-14 | Millville Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal 15.1 oz. 10 individual serving size packets per 15.1oz retail unit. UPC: 041498 149628 | Aldi Inc | Complaints of insects in product | Class II |
| 2018-08-15 | AnnaSea Wasabi Ahi Poke Hawaiian Poke Kits | Aldi Inc | ALDI has voluntarily recalled AnnaSea Wasabi Ahi Poke Hawaiian Poke Kits and Limu Ahi Poke Hawaiian Poke Kits due to storing the products at temperatures above freezing prior to consumption which can render the products unsafe for consumption. | Class II |
| 2018-08-15 | AnnaSea Limu Ahi Poke Hawaiian Poke Kits | Aldi Inc | ALDI has voluntarily recalled AnnaSea Wasabi Ahi Poke Hawaiian Poke Kits and Limu Ahi Poke Hawaiian Poke Kits due to storing the products at temperatures above freezing prior to consumption which can render the products unsafe for consumption. | Class II |
| 2017-12-27 | Choceur Dark Chocolate Bars, 5.29 oz., 20 units/case | Aldi Inc | ALDI has voluntarily recalled Choceur Dark Chocolate Bars due to the potential presence of almond pieces, which are an undeclared treenut allergen. | Class I |
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