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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Food product

Chicken of the Sea Sardines in Water; Net Wt. 3.75 oz. (106g) UPC 0 48000 00707 0 18 Individual items per case Ingredient: Sardines, water, salt. Distributed by Chicken of the Sea International, San Diego, CA Product of Poland.

F-0444-2020

December 04, 2019

Class III

Product summary

Firm
CHICKEN OF THE SEA
Event
Event 84444
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Quantity
2,862 cases (51,516 cans) received - believed that mislabeled amount is 125 cases (2260 cans) of incorrectly labeled product.
Official record key
food-enforcement:F-0444-2020

Official wording

Reason: It was discovered that one batch of sardines were incorrectly labeled - Sardines in Water instead of Sardines in Tomato sauce.

Code information: Batch number 0001373785-12; Can Marking: 9009XL000 Best If Used by: Jan-09-22; 0001373785-12, PL 22151118 WE

Distribution pattern: OR, CA, WA, NV, UT, CO, AZ, ID, TN.

Derived failure modes

  • Labeling or packaging

    reason.labeling_packaging · v1.0.0

    incorrectly labeled