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SevereUSDA FSIS·018-2019·Announced 2019-02-22

TV Food LLC Recalls Uninspected Frozen Catfish Products Nationwide

TV Food LLC is recalling approximately 27,956 pounds of frozen catfish products because they were produced without federal inspection. Consumers are urged to discard or return the items.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly classifies this as a Class I recall, which corresponds to the 'Severe' severity level (score 4) in the rubric, as Class I recalls involve a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

TV Food LLC, a non-federally inspected establishment based in San Leandro, California, is recalling approximately 27,956 pounds of Siluriformes (Yellow Hito catfish) products. The recall was announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on February 22, 2019. The products were not presented for import re-inspection into the United States, meaning they were produced without the benefit of federal inspection.

The affected items include various sizes of vacuum-packed trays and bags of "Golden Boy" brand frozen fish, specifically labeled with Vietnamese text such as "CA DONG CA TRE DONG" and "Packed By: MAI SAO Seafood Co., LTD." The products were shipped to a distributor in Chicago, Illinois, and to other locations nationwide. The issue was discovered while FSIS was performing a recall effectiveness and product disposition check for a separate recall (004-2019).

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to the consumption of these products. However, FSIS is concerned that some product may still be in consumers' freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. Anyone concerned about a reaction should contact a healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product
TV Food LLC. Recalls Siluriformes Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
Category
Food — Frozen Seafood
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

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