Cedeira Octopus in Oil Spiced Piquant, Net Weight 4.4oz (125g)

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Cedeira Octopus in Oil Spiced Piquant, Net Weight 4.4oz (125g) Malgor & Co., Inc. · reported 2017-05-03

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: The product is labeled as Octopus on its label display, while ingredients list Dosidicus Gigas, which is a scientific definition for Jumbo Squid. The firm was informed of this issue by FDA, and voluntarily decided to recall the product, because it appears to be misbranded.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2017-04-05
Reported by the agency: 2017-05-03
Closed out (terminated): 2017-07-19
Recalling firm: Malgor & Co., Inc.
Catano, PR
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): Puerto Rico only
States we parsed from that text: PR
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-2137-2017

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