Crown Prince Smoked Baby Clams Recalled for PFAS Contamination
Crown Prince Quality Smoked Baby Clams (3 oz cans, UPC 0 73230 00853 5) are recalled due to detectable PFAS contamination. Approximately 211,716 cans distributed nationwide are affected.
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: PFAS is a known harmful substance with established health risks, qualifying as a risk-of-harm product. Although this FDA Class II recall involves no reported illnesses or injuries, the nature of the hazard places it in the High category.
Plain-English summary
Crown Prince Quality Natural Seafood Smoked Baby Clams (3 oz cans, UPC 0 73230 00853 5) are being recalled due to detectable levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). All lot codes associated with this product are included in the recall, affecting approximately 211,716 cans.
The recalled product was distributed nationwide throughout the United States. No foreign distribution has been reported.
Consumers who have purchased the affected product should not consume it. For more information about this recall, consumers should contact Crown Prince, Inc., or visit the FDA website.
The recalled product
- Product
- Crown Prince Quality Natural Seafood Smoked Baby Clams Hand Packed in Olive Oil From Managed Fisheries NET WT. 3 oz. (35g) UPC 0 73230 00853 5
- Manufacturer
- Crown Prince, Inc
- Category
- Food — Seafood, Canned
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 211,716
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)
- All lot codes associated with can UPC 0 73230 00853 5
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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