The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0567-2018·Announced 2018-01-24

Coconut Tree Shredded Coconut Recalled for Salmonella Contamination

Evershing International Trading Inc. is recalling Coconut Tree Brand Shredded Coconut after Massachusetts testing detected Salmonella.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a score of 5 per the rubric. Additionally, the presence of Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Evershing International Trading Inc. is recalling Coconut Tree Brand Shredded Coconut, a frozen product manufactured in Vietnam. The recall was initiated after the State of Massachusetts tested the product and found it to be positive for Salmonella.

The affected product is sold in 16 oz. (454 g) bags with UPC 05216-44081. The recall covers 4,377 cases, with 40 bags per case. The specific affected lot number is SE07A1, which is printed only on the outer case and not on the individual bags. The product was distributed in California, Illinois, Colorado, Texas, Washington, Massachusetts, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Oregon.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Coconut Tree Brand Shredded Coconut; frozen Dua Bao; Net WT. 16 oz. (454 g); Product of Vietnam; UPC 05216-44081 Ingredient: Coconut Manufactured by: Lucky Shing Co., LTD 108/1 Road No. 830, Hamlet No. 3 An Thanh Village, Ben Luc District Long An Province, Vietnam.

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 (3)

  • All lots
  • item number 331233 Affected lot number is SE07A1
  • however that number is only on the outer case and not on individual bags.

Distribution

Distributed in 10 states:

Same manufacturer · Evershing International Trading Inc.

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