Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-1802-2012·Announced 2012-08-01

Meiko Foods Recalls Tempura Due to Missing HACCP Plans

Meiko Foods Co. Inc. is recalling 12 oz. Tempura products because they were cooked without HACCP plans to control known hazards.

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 the hazard involves the absence of HACCP plans to control known hazards in a cooked food product, which fits the criteria for a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Meiko Foods Co. Inc. is voluntarily recalling 25 cases of 12 oz. Tempura products. The product is packaged in a plastic box liner with a knot tied at the top in a cardboard box. The label reads in part: "MEIKO***TEMPURA ***MEIKO FOODS CO. INC South El Monte, CA***".

The recall was initiated because the products were cooked without Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plans to control for known hazards. The affected lot numbers are 282011 and 222012.

The product was distributed to a retail supermarket in California. Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot numbers and packaging described above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product: Meiko Foods Co. Inc. Tempura, 12 oz. Product labeling reads in part:" MEIKO***TEMPURA ***MEIKO FOODS CO. INC South El Monte, CA***". The product is packaged in a plastic box liner with a knot tied at the top in a cardboard box.
Manufacturer: Meiko Food Company Inc
Category: Food — Seafood / Frozen
Hazard: process-failure
hacpp-missing
Affected units: 25

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)

Lot # 282011 222012

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Meiko Food Company 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.

See all 4 products in this recall →

Same manufacturer · Meiko Food Company Inc

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