Gourmet Foods Recalls Shrimp Products Due to E. coli Contamination
Gourmet Foods is recalling frozen shrimp products because they were manufactured with flour recalled by General Mills for potential E. coli contamination.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (E. coli) without reported illness, which meets the criteria for a High severity score (3) under the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Gourmet Foods, Inc. is recalling 32 cases of Shrimp 21/25 Coconut Butterfly (200 pieces per case, UPC 23502-03). The affected products are identified by lot codes 383 and 397. The recall is necessary because the products were manufactured using flour that has been recalled by General Mills due to potential E. coli contamination.
The affected product was distributed to the California Bay area and to one firm warehouse in Hawaii. According to the source text, the product was not further distributed from the Hawaii warehouse.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific lot codes and UPC listed above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Shrimp 21/25 Coconut Butterfly Pack Size: 200 ea. per case UPC: 23502-03 Keep Frozen: Gourmet Foods, Hayward, CA
- Manufacturer
- Gourmet Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Frozen Seafood
- Hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (2)
- Lot codes 383
- 397
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 8 recalled by Gourmet Foods, Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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