Buckhead Tuna Recalled for High Scombrotoxin Levels
Buckhead Meat Company is recalling specific lots of tuna due to high levels of scombrotoxin detected by the NJ Department of Health.
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 is classified as FDA Class II and involves a high-risk toxin (scombrotoxin) without reported illnesses, meeting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Buckhead Meat Company D.B.A. Trinity Seafood is recalling approximately 332.9 lbs of Buckhead Tuna in 10lb, 12lb, 15lb, and 3-5lb styrofoam containers. The recall was initiated after the New Jersey Department of Health notified the firm that two samples of the tuna contained reported high levels of scombrotoxin.
The affected product was distributed to Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Specific product codes and vat numbers are listed in the official recall documentation.
Consumers who purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific lot codes and stop consuming the tuna if it matches the recalled description.
The recalled product
- Product
- Buckhead, Tuna, 10lb cs, 12lb cs, 15lb cs, 3-5lb cs , Styrofoam container, Keep Refrigerated
- Manufacturer
- Buckhead Meat Company D.B.A. Trinity Seafood
- Category
- Food — Seafood
- Hazard
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 (8)
- 0004255 Vat # 59-01915
- 58-11212
- 59-01914
- 58-11210
- 58-11213
- 59-01930
- 59-01570
- 59-0
Distribution
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