The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0378-2016·Announced 2015-12-16

Skipanon Brand Seafood Recalled for Lack of Documentation and Processing Concerns

Skipanon Brand Seafoods LLC is recalling all cans and pouches of seafood, including tuna, due to lack of documentation and possible under-processing that could allow Clostridium botulinum contamination.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a risk of Clostridium botulinum contamination, which is a high-risk pathogen associated with severe health consequences, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Skipanon Brand Seafoods LLC is recalling all cans and pouches of Skipanon Brand seafood, including tuna products. The recall is being conducted due to a lack of documentation and the possibility of under-processed product. Under-processed seafood could lead to contamination with Clostridium botulinum.

The recall involves approximately 57,000 cans total. The affected products include Albacore Tuna in gold pouches (48 oz), canned Albacore Tuna (66.5 oz and 6 oz), and unlabeled 6oz, 7oz, and 64oz cans distributed as brites. The products are identified by specific UPCs and can codes beginning with OCK.

The products were distributed to Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, and sold to internet customers nationwide via skipanonbrand.com. No foreign or VA/DoD consignees are listed. Consumers should stop using the recalled products and follow instructions from the recalling firm or the FDA.

The recalled product

Product
Albacore Tuna in gold pouches with stick-on label reading in part: ***SKIPANON BRAND SEAFOOD ALBACORE TUNA***INGREDIENTS: Albacore Tuna, Sea Salt. NET WT. 48 OZ. ***" UPC: 58071 00148 Code on pouch beginning with OCK TUNA 3#. Label has green, yellow and blue background wit
Affected units
57,000

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 (1)

  • All lots

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 15 recalled by Skipanon Brand Seafoods LLC 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.

See all 15 products in this recall →