The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1240-2017·Announced 2017-01-25

Arcadia Trading Recalls Uneviscerated Lizard Fish from Vietnam

Arcadia Trading Inc. is recalling 34 cartons of imported lizard fish found to be uneviscerated during FDA sampling.

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 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Arcadia Trading Inc. is recalling 34 cartons of 15-kilogram eviscerated lizard fish, a product of Vietnam. The recall was initiated after FDA sampling and analysis revealed that the fish was not properly eviscerated.

The affected product was distributed to New York, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey. The product is uncoded.

Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
LIZARD FISH (Eviscerated), 15 KGS, PRODUCT OF VIETNAM --- DISTRIBUTED BY ARCADIA TRADING INC. BROOKLYN, NY 11211

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)

  • Uncoded

Distribution

Distributed in 5 states:

Same manufacturer · Arcadia Trading Inc.

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