Status
Terminated
Food Enforcement F-2356-2012
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
Report Date
September 26, 2012
Recall Initiation
May 25, 2012
Product Information
- Product description
- Nitre powder. Brand "Selected Product", 4oz plastic bags, UPC 0 45027 97918 2.
- Product quantity
- 50 cases with 100, 4-oz packages per case
- Product type
- Food
- 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.
- Initial firm notification
- Press Release
- Distribution pattern
- 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.
Location & Firm
- Recalling firm
- Hocean Inc
- Address
-
2444 Saybrook Ave
United States - Voluntary / Mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
Codes & Dates
- Recall number
- F-2356-2012
- Event ID
- 61944
- Recall initiation date
- May 25, 2012
- Center classification date
- September 20, 2012
- Code info
- The product does not bear any manufacturing codes. All product on the market at the time the recall was initiated on 5/25/2012 is subject to recall.
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