Adelphia Seafood Shrimp Salad Recalled for Undeclared Red Dye 40
Hahn, Harry O Seafood Inc is recalling Adelphia Seafood Shrimp Salad because Red #40 color additive was not declared on the label.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class III
Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
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 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class III, which indicates a remote probability of adverse health consequences. The hazard is a minor labeling error regarding an undeclared color additive, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity score.
Plain-English summary
Hahn, Harry O Seafood Inc is recalling Adelphia Seafood Shrimp Salad, packaged in 5 lb. plastic tubs, due to an undeclared color additive. The raw shrimp ingredient contained Red #40, which was not listed on the finished product label.
The affected product was distributed in Pennsylvania and Maryland. The specific use-by date for the recalled units is 9/19/13. The product contains shrimp, celery, mayonnaise, onion, green pepper, relish, sweet pickle, chili sauce, and gum cellulose.
Consumers with this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase or contact the recalling firm for instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Adelphia Seafood Shrimp Salad, in 5 lb. plastic tubs, Adelphia Seafood, West Lawn, PA, Ingredients: shrimp, celery, mayonnaise, onion, green pepper, relish, sweet pickle, chili sauce (sugar, water, picked red chili, vinegar, garlic, salt, stabilizer, xanthan gum), gum cellulose.…
- Manufacturer
- Hahn, Harry O Seafood Inc
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Affected units
- 55
Is your product affected?
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Lot numbers (1)
- Use by: 9/19/13
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Hahn, Harry O Seafood 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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