The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2081-2014·Announced 2014-07-09

Rome Packing Recalls Jonah Crab Meat Contaminated with Listeria

Rome Packing Co. is recalling 300 lbs of Ocean's Catch Jonah Crab Minced Meat contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed in six states.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Rome Packing Co., Inc. is recalling 300 lbs of Ocean's Catch Jonah Crab Minced Meat Crabmeat, packaged in 10 lb. plastic bags. The recall is due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product is identified by Lot 101450. It was distributed in Illinois, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, New York, and Rhode Island.

Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Ocean's Catch Jonah Crab Minced Meat Crabmeat , Net WT. 10 lb. plastic bag
Hazard

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot 101450

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.

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