The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-2148-2019·Announced 2019-09-18

Chicken of the Sea Salmon Pouches Recalled for Microbial Spoilage

Tri-Union Frozen Products is recalling specific Chicken of the Sea salmon pouches due to microbial activity causing bloating. The product was distributed in four states.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

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, and the hazard involves spoilage organisms rather than high-risk pathogens or reported illnesses, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity voluntary precautionary recall.

Plain-English summary

Tri-Union Frozen Products, Inc. is recalling 576 cases of Lemon Chive Chicken of the Sea Wild-Caught Pink Salmon Skinless and Boneless, 2.5 oz (70 g) shelf-stable pouches. The recall was initiated after a customer reported that a small percentage of the pouches were bloated.

Testing determined that the bloating was caused by the production of carbon dioxide resulting from the microbial activity of non-heat resistant, non-spore forming mesophilic aerobic or facultative spoilage organisms. The affected product was distributed in West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.

Consumers should check their pantries for the specific UPC codes and expiry dates listed in the official recall notice. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Lemon Chive Chicken of the Sea Wild-Caught Pink Salmon Skinless and Boneless, 2.5 oz (70 g) pouch: Shelf Stable UPC 0 48000 01179 4 and 0 480000 11817 7 individual pouch; UPC 1 00 48000 01179 1 - Case Chicken of the Sea International El Segundo, CA Product of…
Manufacturer
Tri-Union Frozen Products, Inc.
Category
Food — Canned / Shelf-Stable Seafood
Hazard
Affected units
576

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 (7)

  • 4800001181 SLC1P J5M21 4800001181 SLC1P J5M21 Expiry dates: 5/15/2021
  • 5/21/2021//24/2021
  • 5/27/2021
  • 5/28/2021
  • 6/4/2021
  • 6/8/2021
  • 6/8/2021.

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Tri-Union Frozen Products, 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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