Maesri Brand Shrimp Powder, 6.oz

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Maesri Brand Shrimp Powder, 6.oz Eastland Food Corporation · reported 2016-03-16

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: The New York Department of Agriculture and Markets notified Eastland Food Corp. that they analyzed a sample of the shrimp powder and determined that the product contained FD&C Yellow #6, but the label failed to declare its presence. Yellow #6 can cause an allergic reaction for a small population of individuals.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2015-10-20
Reported by the agency: 2016-03-16
Closed out (terminated): 2016-03-10
Recalling firm: Eastland Food Corporation
Jessup, MD
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): The shrimp powder is manufactured in Thailand and imported to the United States by Eastland. Eastland then distributes the shrimp powder nationwide to retail stores.
States we parsed from that text: AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WYour expansion
The agency wrote a broader phrase; these state names are ours, not theirs. Parse method nationwide, confidence high.
Food category: Fish & seafoodderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-0724-2016

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