U.S. Cado Holdings, Inc. Recalls Imported Siluriformes Fish Products Distributed Without Meeting FSIS Requirements

Recall date

July 14, 2016

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Recall number

052-2016 EXP-2

FDA classification

Class I

Sold / distributed

Puerto Rico, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee

Why it was recalled

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: This release is being reissued as an expansion of the June 20, 2016 and June 25, 2016 on June 20, 2016 involved 25,760 pounds of frozen swai fillet products. The recall expansion on June 25, 2016 involved an additional 2,235 pounds of Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) Swai fillet products. The second recall expansion on July 14, 2016 involved an additional 1,650 pounds of frozen Swai Fillets. The combined number of recalled product from June 20, 2016 to July 14, 2016 is 29,645 pounds of frozen Swai imported from Vietnam. WASHINGTON, July 14, 2016 U.S. Cado Holdings, Inc., a Santa Ana, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 1,650 pounds of imported, frozen Swai fillets products that were distributed into U.S. commerce without meeting federal importation requirements, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. [View Labels (PDF Only)] The Deep Water Sea Food brand Frozen Swai fillets were produced on April 5, 2016. The following products are subject to recall: 15-lb. boxes containing bulk pieces of Frozen Swai Fillets with the label DEEP WATER SEA FOOD, Production Date: 04/05/2016, and Best Before Date: 10/05/2017. The products subject to recall bear the Factory Number UCH001 on the box and bear the lot number 1683475. These items were shipped to institutional locations in Puerto Rico. The boxes are marked as 9/11 oz. The problem was discovered when the customer and import establishment notified FSIS personnel of Swai products entering U.S. commerce without meeting FSIS regulatory requirements for imported Siluriformes. The products were imported from Vietnam and failed to comply with FSIS requirements concerning residue sampling and testing prior to entry into United States commerce. 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. Details of the first expansion are: June 25,…