Trader Joe's brand Gluten Free Battered Halibut recalled over undeclared wheat

Recall date

October 23, 2020

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

Orca Bay Foods LLC recalls Trader Joe's brand Gluten Free Battered Halibut, SKU 00503822. Product of USA. Frozen product is packed in plastic bag…

Recall number

F-0117-2021

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Orca Bay Foods LLC

Sold / distributed

Distributed in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wisconsin.

Why it was recalled

Undeclared Wheat and Milk.

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

Trader Joe's brand Gluten Free Battered Halibut, SKU 00503822. Product of USA. Frozen product is packed in plastic bag and sold in retail carton box (10 oz. box). Each master case contains 20/10 oz. boxes. RETAIL BOX'S label is read in parts: '***TRADER JOE'S BATTERED HALIBUT GLUTEN FREE ***INGREDIENTS: HALIBUT, WATER, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, RICE FLOUR, SALT, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, LEAVENING (SODIUM BECARNONATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), XANTHAN GYUM,, GUAR GUM, CANOLA OIL*** CONTAINS HALIBUT *** WILD CAUGHT PRODUCT OF USA ***KEEP FROZEN***00503822". MASTER CASE label is correctly declared as ""***Trader Joe's Lightly Battered Halibut ***ALLERGENS: HALIBUT (FISH), WHEAT, MILK***SKU 00269803***".