Salted/marinated Pollock roe packaged in white plastic trays with either a clear or opaque plastic lid. Produc

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Salted/marinated Pollock roe packaged in white plastic trays with either a clear or opaque plastic lid. Product is packaged in 1.0 lb., 2.2 lb., and 5 lb. sizes and is labeled in part: "Marinated Pollock RoeWeight: 5.0lbProduction Date: March 2012 Packed by: Young Ocean Inc. 20233 80th Ave. S., Kent, WA 98032". There are 2 labels for the 1.0 lb. size which read in part: 1. "Salted Pollock RoeSpicy:ColoredNet Weight: 1.0LB (435g) Ingredients: Pollock Roe, Salt, MSG, Sorbitol, Sake, Mirin Best Before: April 2015Young Ocean Inc.". 2. "Salted Pollock RoeNet Weight: 1.0 LB (435g) Ingredients: Pollock Roe, Salt, MSG, Sorbitol, Sake, Mirin, NaNo2, Artificial Color Additives (R-40, Y-5, R-5) Best Before: April 2015Young Ocean Inc.". Young Ocean, Inc · reported 2012-07-04

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Use of Red #5 in Salted Pollock Roe and undeclared Red #5, Yellow #5 and Red #40 in Salted Pollock Roe.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2012-05-11
Reported by the agency: 2012-07-04
Closed out (terminated): 2012-07-27
Recalling firm: Young Ocean, Inc
Kent, WA
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): Distributed solely in the state of WA to Korean retail stores, Asian restaurants, and sold to employees.
States we parsed from that text: WA
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-1636-2012

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