The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2563-2017·Announced 2017-07-19

National Fish & Seafood Recalls Pre-Cooked Haddock Fillet for Undeclared Milk

National Fish & Seafood, Inc. is recalling pre-cooked fresh haddock fillets that may contain undeclared milk. The product was distributed to 24 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 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 recall involves allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (milk), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

National Fish & Seafood, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 1,988 cases of PRE-COOKED FRESH HADDOCK FILLET 1/20. The recall was initiated because the product may contain undeclared milk, which is a major food allergen.

The affected product was distributed to consumers in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin. The recall covers specific lot numbers: 68417, 68512, 68559, 68565, 68641, 68642, 68703, 68794, 69580, 69781, and 70009.

Consumers with this product should check their lot numbers against the list above. Individuals with a milk allergy should avoid consuming the product. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this as a Class II recall.

The recalled product

Product
PRE-COOKED FRESH HADDOCK FILLET 1/20
Affected units
1,988

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 33 recalled by National Fish & Seafood, 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 33 products in this recall →

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