The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2663-2017·Announced 2017-08-23

High Liner Foods Recalls Beer Battered Cod Fillets Due to Undeclared Milk

High Liner Foods Inc. is recalling specific lots of WF365 Beer Battered Cod Fillets because they may contain undeclared milk.

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 voluntarily recalling certain lots of WF365 12/12oz Beer Battered Cod Fillets (Item Number: B1356). The recall is being issued because the product may contain undeclared milk, which is a major food allergen.

The affected product was distributed nationwide. Consumers should check their pantries for the following lot numbers: 0027034120, 0027079120, and 0027116120. The product is identified by the brand name WF365 and the item number B1356.

Individuals with a milk allergy or milk sensitivity should not consume the recalled product. Consumers who have purchased the affected product should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
WF365 12/12oz Beer Battered Cod Fillets , Item Number: B1356

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 (3)

  • Lot Number: 0027034120
  • 0027079120
  • 0027116120

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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