Mediterranean Olives: French Picholine, produced by Bel Frantoio and packaged in 34-oz. plastic containers.

Recall map → All recalls → F-0718-2014

Mediterranean Olives: French Picholine, produced by Bel Frantoio and packaged in 34-oz. plastic containers. Imported from Italy Ocean State Jobbers, Inc. · reported 2013-12-11

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Product stored at room temperature not as per label instructions "Keep refrigerated"
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2013-06-28
Reported by the agency: 2013-12-11
Closed out (terminated): 2019-07-18
Recalling firm: Ocean State Jobbers, Inc.
North Kingstown, RI
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, New York
States we parsed from that text: CT MA ME NH NY RI VT
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: uncategorised
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-0718-2014

This page reproduces a record published by the US Food and Drug Administration. It is not real-time: recalls typically appear in FDA's Enforcement Report weeks after they begin — a median of 40 days, see publication lag. For current food safety information consult FDA and USDA FSIS directly.