Reported Jul 11, 2012 · Terminated

Whole Oysters: 1) Empress Whole Oysters, NET WT 8 OZ. Distributed By Mitsui Foods Inc. Norwood NJ 07648 Product of…

Mitsui Foods Inc.

Low riskThis product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Mitsui Foods Inc · 35 Maple St · Norwood, NJ · 07648-2003

Is this the product you have?

  • Whole Oysters1) Empress Whole Oysters, NET WT 8 OZ. Distributed By Mitsui Foods Inc. Norwood NJ 07648 Product of Korea, UPC 7360000719. 2) Premium Quality Private Selection Whole Oysters, NET WT 8 OZ. Distributed By Inter-American Products, Inc. Cincinnati, OH 45202. Product of Korea, UPC 111081484
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot Numbers
    • 405046-006
    • 405046-007
    • 406639-005
    • 406670-004
    • 406716-001
    • 406781-004
    • 407995-001
    • 407995-003
    • 408080-001
    • 408080-002
    • 406443-001
    • 406639-002
    • 406639-004
    • 406777-001
    • 406780-001
    • 406780-003
    • 406781-003
    • 406639-001
    • 406639-003
    • 406639-006
    • 406777-002
    • 406670-002
    • and 407995-002
Amount recalled
20,074 cases Empress products: 77,437 Private Select products

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

As of May 1, Korean shellfish imports have been blocked by the United States because Korean waters may have been polluted. FDA said that all Korean certified shippers of molluscan shellfish were removed from the Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List. Therefore, FDA said that food distributors, retailers and food service operators should "remove from sale or service, all fresh, frozen and

This product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA food enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jul 8, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:45 PM UTC

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