Nitre powder. Brand "Selected Product", 4oz plastic bags, UPC 0 45027 97918 2.

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Nitre powder. Brand "Selected Product", 4oz plastic bags, UPC 0 45027 97918 2. Hocean Inc · reported 2012-09-26

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: FDA analysis of the product found that the product consisted of mainly sodium nitrite. The product's label failed to bear adequate directions for use as required in 21 CFR 172.175. Failure to provide these directions for use may result in overuse that can pose an life-threatening hazard to health.
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2012-05-25
Reported by the agency: 2012-09-26
Closed out (terminated): 2012-09-24
Recalling firm: Hocean Inc
City Of Commerce, 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): Distributed to wholesale distributors and Asian grocery stores nationwide to US states: California, Texas, Oregon, Nebraska, Georgia, Florida, Colorado, Oklahoma, Washington, New Mexico, Ohio, Arizona, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia.
States we parsed from that text: AZ CA CO FL GA NC NE NM OH OK OR TN TX VA 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-2356-2012

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