Clams, Frozen Boiled Baby, in shell, 10 oz packages, 24 pkgs/carton, item #20699K. UPC 081652 206996.

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Clams, Frozen Boiled Baby, in shell, 10 oz packages, 24 pkgs/carton, item #20699K. UPC 081652 206996. Rhee Brothers Incorporated · reported 2012-07-18

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Frozen clams, product of S. Korea, may be contaminated with Norovirus.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2012-06-01
Reported by the agency: 2012-07-18
Closed out (terminated): 2012-11-02
Recalling firm: Rhee Brothers Incorporated
Hanover, 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 product was distributed 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 Frozen prepared foodsderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1728-2012

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