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

Recall date

June 25, 2016

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Recall number

052-2016 EXP

FDA classification

Class I

Sold / distributed

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 to include specific identifying details on the products subject to the expansion of the recall on June 25, 2016. The first recall 052-2016 on June 20, 2016, recalled 25,760 pounds of frozen swai fillet products. The recall expansion on June 25, 2015 recalled an additional 2,235 pounds of Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) swai fillet products, for a total of 27,995 pounds. WASHINGTON, June 25, 2016 U.S. Cado Holdings, Inc., a Santa Ana, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 2,235 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. The skinless and boneless Deltas Best Basa Swai Fillet items were produced and packed on March 1, 9, and 16, 2016, in Vietnam by Golden Quality Seafood Corporation. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Label ] 15-lb. boxes containing bulk pieces of Skinless and Boneless Swai Fillets with the label DELTAS BEST BASA BRAND, the lot numbers 023015 and 023021, and best by dates of 03-01-2018, 03-09-2018, and 03-16-2018. The boxes are marked as 5-7 oz. or 7-9 oz. The products subject to recall bear no plant number on the box, but do bear the lot number 023015 and 023021, and best by dates of 03-01-2018, 03-09-2018, and 03-16-2018. These items were shipped to retail locations in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The problem was discovered when U.S. Cado Holdings, Inc. 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 sho…