Richwell Group, Inc. Recalls Siluriformes Products Produced Without Benefit of Import Inspection

Recall date

May 28, 2019

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Recall number

060-2019

FDA classification

Class I

Why it was recalled

Produced Without Benefit of Inspection; Import Violation

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

EDITORS NOTE: The scope of this recall expansion now includes an additional product, adding 5,460 pounds for a total of 160,020 pounds of recalled product. WASHINGTON, May 28, 2019 Richwell Group, Inc., doing business as Maxfield Seafood, a City of Industry, Calif. firm and the importer of record, is recalling approximately 160,020 pounds of Siluriformes fish products that were not presented for import re-inspection into the United States, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Additionally, the products were produced at a Vietnamese establishment that was not eligible to export Siluriformes fish to the United States. The frozen Siluriformes items, specifically Yellow Walking Fish and Mystus Fish, were imported from Vietnam to the United States on various dates from March 2018 through January 2019. The products have a shelf life of two years. The following products are subject to recall: [ View labels (PDF only)] Varying weights of packages containing 2 pieces of FARM RAISED INDIVIDUALLY QUICK FROZEN FROZEN HEADLESS YELLOW WALKING FISH Clarias macrocephalics. Varying weights of packages containing 3 pieces of FARM RAISED INDIVIDUALLY QUICK FROZEN FROZEN HEADLESS YELLOW WALKING FISH Clarias macrocephalics. Varying weights of packages containing 2 pieces of FARM RAISED INDIVIDUALLY QUICK FROZEN FROZEN YELLOW WALKING FISH Clarias macrocephalics. Varying weights of packages containing 3 pieces of FARM RAISED INDIVIDUALLY QUICK FROZEN FROZEN YELLOW WALKING FISH Clarias macrocephalics. 14-oz. packages of WILD CAUGHT INDIVIDUALLY VACUUM PACK FROZEN HEADLESS CLEANED MYSTUS FISH. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide. The problem was discovered on May 22, 2019, during routine FSIS surveillance activities of imported products. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about a reaction should contact a healthcare provider. FSIS is co…