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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereUSDA FSIS·061-2019·Announced 2019-05-29

J Deluca Fish Company Recalls Uninspected Frozen Yellow Walking Fish

J Deluca Fish Company is recalling approximately 69,590 pounds of frozen Yellow Walking Fish imported from Vietnam without required import inspection.

The agency’s classification

USDA FSIS: Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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 a Severe severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

J Deluca Fish Company Inc., doing business as Nautilus Seafood, is recalling approximately 69,590 pounds of frozen Siluriformes fish products, specifically Yellow Walking Fish. The products were imported from Vietnam between August 2018 and January 2019. The recall involves packages containing two pieces of either headless-cleaned or whole Yellow Walking Fish.

The recall was initiated because the fish were not presented for import re-inspection into the United States and were produced at a Vietnamese establishment that was not eligible to export Siluriformes fish to the U.S. The issue was discovered on May 22, 2019, during routine surveillance activities by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The products were shipped to distributors and retail locations nationwide.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Consumers who have purchased these items are urged not to consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
J Deluca Fish Company Inc. Recalls Siluriformes Products Produced Without Benefit of Import Inspection
Category
Food — Frozen Seafood
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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