Hot smoked Escolar chunks, vacuum packaged, one chunk per package. Manufactured by North Fish USA, Pembroke P

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Hot smoked Escolar chunks, vacuum packaged, one chunk per package. Manufactured by North Fish USA, Pembroke Pines, FL 33009 North Fish Usa · reported 2016-05-11

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, during the last inspection, found that the hot and cold smoked, vacuum packaged seafood were not produced under an adequate HACCP plan and held in unsanitary conditions. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services requested a recall of all vacuum packaged seafood products.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2016-03-16
Reported by the agency: 2016-05-11
Closed out (terminated): 2017-03-15
Recalling firm: North Fish Usa
Hallandale Beach, FL
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): Nationwied to the following states: FL, PA, NY
States we parsed from that text: FL NY PA
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, 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-1305-2016

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