Orchids Smoked Oysters Recalled for Potential Contamination
CTC Food International is recalling Orchids brand Smoked Oysters due to potential contamination from insanitary conditions.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a risk of harm from potential contamination under insanitary conditions, but no specific illnesses or injuries are reported in the source text.
Plain-English summary
CTC Food International Inc. is recalling 797 cases of Orchids brand Smoked Oysters in cottonseed oil. The product is a 3-ounce can containing oysters, salt, and water, packed in South San Francisco, California, and identified as a product of Korea.
The recall was initiated because the product was prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions. This situation may have resulted in contamination with filth or rendered the product injurious to health. The agency has classified this as a Class II recall.
The affected product was distributed only in California. Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product, identified by UPC 0 74601 00090 5, and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Orchids brand Smoked Oysters in cottonseed oil, salt added. Net Wt. 3 oz Ingredients: oysters, salt, water. Packed for CTC Food Int'l Inc. South San Francisco, CA 94080 Product of Korea
- Manufacturer
- CTC Food International Inc
- Category
- Food — 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 (2)
- UPC 0 74601 00090 5
- all codes
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by CTC Food International 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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