The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2625-2017·Announced 2017-08-23

High Liner Recalls Beer Battered Fish Fillets for Undeclared Milk

High Liner Foods is recalling Best Choice Beer Battered Fish Fillets because the product may contain undeclared milk, a major food allergen.

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

High Liner Foods Inc. is recalling Best Choice 12/18.2oz Beer Battered Fish Fillets (Item Number: SB1401) because the product may contain undeclared milk. The recall involves 693,408 cases distributed nationwide. The specific lot number is S0027028125.

The recall was initiated due to a labeling error where a major food allergen, milk, is not declared on the product packaging. This poses a risk to consumers with milk allergies or sensitivities.

Consumers with this product should check the lot number and stop consuming it if it matches the recalled lot. They should return the product to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Best Choice 12/18.2oz Beer Battered Fish Fillets; Item Number: SB1401
Affected units
693,408

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)

  • Lot Number: S0027028125

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 186 recalled by High Liner Foods 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 186 products in this recall →

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