Meiko Pollock Fish Balls Recalled for Lack of HACCP Plan
Meiko Foods is recalling Pollock Fish Balls 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 ready-to-eat seafood product, which poses a risk of harm even without reported illnesses.
Plain-English summary
Meiko Food Company Inc is recalling 53 cases of Pollock Fish Balls, packaged in 2-10 lb bags. The product is labeled "MEIKO***POLLOCK FISH BALL S***MEIKO FOODS CO. INC South El Monte, CA***" and is packaged in a plastic box liner with a knot tied at the top in a cardboard box.
The recall is being conducted because the products were cooked without HACCP plans to control for known hazards. The affected lot number is 152001, with dates 062012 and 082012.
The product was distributed to retail supermarkets in California. Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Meiko Foods Co. Inc. Pollock Fish Balls , 2-10 lb bags. Product labeling reads in part:" MEIKO***POLLOCK FISH BALL S***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
- Affected units
- 53
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 # 152001 062012 082012
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.
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