The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2079-2014·Announced 2014-07-09

Rome Packing Recalls Ocean's Catch Crabmeat Due to Listeria Contamination

Rome Packing Co., Inc. is recalling Ocean's Catch Ready-to-Eat Fresh Hand Picked Crabmeat because it is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Rome Packing Co., Inc. is recalling Ocean's Catch Ready-to-Eat Fresh Hand Picked Crabmeat, 6 oz. plastic containers, due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product contains Jonah Crab Meat.

The recall involves 262.5 lbs of product distributed in Illinois, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, New York, and Rhode Island. Affected lots include lot number 101366 with a sell-by date before May 14, 2014; lot number 101507 with a sell-by date before May 20, 2014; and lot number 101540 with a sell-by date before May 21, 2014.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot numbers and sell-by dates listed above. If they have the affected product, they should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Ocean's Catch RTE Fresh Hand Picked Crabmeat , Net WT. 6 oz. plastic container Ingredients; Contains Jonah Crab Meat
Hazard

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 (3)

  • lot number 101366 with a sell by date before 5/14/14
  • lot number 101507 with a sell by date before 5/20/14
  • lot number 101540 with a sell by date before 5/21/14

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Rome Packing Co., 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 3 products in this recall →

Same manufacturer · Rome Packing Co., Inc.

See all →