Japanese Specialty Food Distributors Recalls Frozen Ground Tuna for Scombroid Illness
Japanese Specialty Food Distributors is recalling 961 cases of frozen ground tuna from Indonesia due to an association with scombroid illness. The product was distributed to Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Georgia.
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 source states the product is associated with scombroid illness, which is a risk-of-harm condition. As no specific injuries or illnesses are explicitly reported in the text, the score is capped at 3 per the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Japanese Specialty Food Distributors Ltd, Co. is recalling 961 cases of JSF Ground Tuna - IQF - Origin: Indonesia - 2/11LB, frozen. The recall is being conducted because the product is associated with scombroid illness. The recall number is F-2443-2014.
The affected product was distributed directly to Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Georgia. All lots of the product are included in this recall.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- JSF Ground Tuna - IQF - Origin: Indonesia - 2/11LB, frozen
- Manufacturer
- Japanese Specialty Food Distributors Ltd, Co.
- Category
- Food — Frozen Seafood
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 961
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)
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