Rhee Brothers Frozen Boiled Baby Clams Recalled for Norovirus Contamination
Rhee Brothers Incorporated is recalling frozen boiled baby clams from South Korea due to potential Norovirus contamination. The product was distributed nationwide.
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 involves a high-risk pathogen (Norovirus) without reported illness, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Rhee Brothers Incorporated is voluntarily recalling 211 cartons of Clams, Frozen Boiled Baby, in shell, 10 oz packages (item #20699K, UPC 081652 206996). The product is a product of South Korea and was distributed nationwide. The recall is being conducted because the frozen clams may be contaminated with Norovirus.
The product is not date coded. Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific item number and UPC listed above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. No illnesses have been reported in connection with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Clams, Frozen Boiled Baby, in shell, 10 oz packages, 24 pkgs/carton, item #20699K. UPC 081652 206996.
- Manufacturer
- Rhee Brothers Incorporated
- Category
- Food — Seafood
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 211
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)
- Product is not date coded.
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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