Meiko Foods Co. Inc. Cooked Cuttlefish Ball, 2-10 lb bags . Product labeling reads in part:" MEIKO***Muc Vien

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Meiko Foods Co. Inc. Cooked Cuttlefish Ball, 2-10 lb bags . Product labeling reads in part:" MEIKOMuc Vien [Vietnamese] MEIKO FOODS CO. INC South El Monte, CA***". The product is packaged in a plastic box liner with a knot tied at the top in a cardboard box. Meiko Food Company Inc · reported 2012-08-01

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: The firm is recalling the seafood balls products because the products were cooked without HACCP plans to control for known hazards.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2012-07-16
Reported by the agency: 2012-08-01
Closed out (terminated): 2013-04-11
Recalling firm: Meiko Food Company Inc
South El Monte, 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): Retail supermarket in CA.
States we parsed from that text: CA
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-1804-2012

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