Green Tea Ice Cream: Sold under the brand names of: Trader Joe's Brand Matcha- 1 quart tubs, SKU 055740; Sh

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Green Tea Ice Cream: Sold under the brand names of: Trader Joe's Brand Matcha- 1 quart tubs, SKU 055740; Shirakiku brand Matcha and Fukuya brand, both in 3 gallon foodservice tubs. Mikawaya · reported 2017-07-05

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Firm is recalling a limited number of Green Tea and Red Bean ice cream due the possibility of the presence of metal fragments.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2017-06-09
Reported by the agency: 2017-07-05
Closed out (terminated): 2017-08-22
Recalling firm: Mikawaya
Vernon, 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): DC locations in PA, TX, IL, CA, FL.
States we parsed from that text: CA DC FL IL PA TX
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Beverages Frozen dessertsderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-2399-2017

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