The Recall Desk
ModerateFDA (Food)·F-2042-2014·Announced 2014-06-25

Kodiak Wild Alaska Seafood Recalls Unpermitted Frozen Pacific Halibut Fillets

Kodiak Wild Alaska Seafood is recalling 42 pounds of frozen Pacific halibut fillets because the firm operated without a required permit or HACCP controls.

What this means for you

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, which typically indicates a situation where there is a remote probability of serious adverse health consequences. The hazard is procedural (lack of permit and HACCP) rather than a confirmed contamination or injury, fitting the Moderate category for voluntary precautionary or regulatory compliance recalls.

Plain-English summary

Kodiak Wild Alaska Seafood is voluntarily recalling 42 pounds of Pacific halibut, skin-on boneless fillets. The product was vacuum packaged in a clear plastic bag with only the weight of the fish listed on the label. The firm distributed the product to customers in Alaska, Virginia, and New Jersey.

The recall was initiated because the firm was cold smoking, vacuum packaging, and distributing frozen seafood products without the required operating permit and without Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) controls in place. The product is not coded.

Consumers who purchased this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Pacific halibut, skin-on boneless fillet; vacuum packaged in a clear plastic bag. The wt of the fish is the only labeling included on the product..

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 coded.

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Kodiak Wild Alaska Seafood 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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