HeartLight Seafood Recalls Frozen Yellowfin Tuna Ground Meat
Heartlight Seafood LLC is recalling 42,000 lbs of frozen yellowfin tuna ground meat due to potential high histamine levels.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this as a Class II recall. According to the rubric, FDA Class II recalls with potential for adverse health consequences (high histamine levels) fall under the 'Severe' category, especially given the explicit statement that the product may be unfit for human consumption.
Plain-English summary
Heartlight Seafood LLC is recalling 42,000 pounds of HeartLight Seafood brand Frozen Yellowfin Tuna Ground Meat. The product is packed in IQF (Individually Quick Frozen) 1-pound HDPE bags, with 10 bags per master carton. The recall involves specific lot numbers: 155080514161, 156080514161, and 157608051461, corresponding to raw material lot numbers 1415505, 1415605, and 14157605.
The recall was initiated because the product may have high histamine levels and may be unfit for human consumption. The FDA has classified this as a Class II recall, indicating a situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
The affected product was distributed in California, New York, and New Jersey. Consumers who have purchased this product should check their lot numbers against the list provided and stop using the product if it matches. No specific instructions for disposal or return are detailed in the source text, but standard practice for such recalls is to discard the product or return it to the point of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- HeartLight Seafood brand Frozen Yellowfin Tuna Ground Meat (Thunnus albacares), IQF packed in a master carton of 10 x 1 lbs HDPE bags
- Manufacturer
- Heartlight Seafood LLC
- Category
- Food — Frozen Seafood
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 (6)
- Lot numbers: 155080514161
- 156080514161
- and 157608051461
- Raw material lot numbers: 1415505
- 1415605
- and 14157605
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