Ocean Group Recalls Oysters Due to Insanitary Conditions
Ocean Group is recalling oysters from Korea because they were prepared or packed under insanitary conditions, posing a potential health risk.
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 agency classification is FDA Class II, and the source explicitly states the products may have been rendered injurious to health, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.
Plain-English summary
Ocean Group Inc. is recalling tiny IQF oysters, large IQF oysters, and half shell oysters sourced from Korea. The recall is due to the products being prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions.
The FDA states that these conditions may have caused the products to become contaminated with filth or rendered them injurious to health. The recall covers 240 units of half shell oysters (144pc/cs) distributed in California. Specific lot numbers involved are 209003, 208497, 209628, and 209683.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and contact Ocean Group Inc. for further instructions or a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- half shell Oysters, 144pc/cs
- Manufacturer
- Ocean Group Inc.
- Category
- Food — Shellfish
- Affected units
- 240
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 (4)
- Lot#209003
- 208497
- 209628
- 209683
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Ocean Group 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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