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Chicken of the Sea Brand 5-ounce chunk white albacore tuna in water. UPC: 4800003355, Case UPC 4800003355: 24 cans per case, Shipper display UPC 4800016335: 80 cans per case, Pallet display UPC 4800023355: 1008 cans per pallet Product labeling reads in part:"***Chicken of the Sea CHUNK WHITE ALBACORE TUNA IN WATER***NET WT. 5 OZ (142g)***Send product comments to***Chicken of the Sea Intl.,***P.O. Box 85568, San Diego, CA 92186-5568***". Tri-Union Seafoods, L.L.C dba Chicken of the Sea. · reported 2013-04-10

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall
Tri-Union Seafoods LLC is voluntarily recalling a limited amount of Chicken of the Sea brand 5-ounce cans of chunk white albacore tuna in water and Chicken of the Sea brand 5-ounce cans chunk light tuna in oil, because the seams on the lids of the cans do not meet the standard for seam quality.
Classification
Class II
Recall initiated
2013-03-04
Reported by the agency
2013-04-10
Closed out (terminated)
2014-09-25
Recalling firm
Tri-Union Seafoods, L.L.C dba Chicken of the Sea.
San Diego, CA
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)
US states nationwide.
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 & seafood Meat & poultryderived

Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.

Recall type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
F-1274-2013

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