Chicken of the Sea Sardines in Water; Net Wt. 3.75 oz. (106g)
Recalling firm: CHICKEN OF THE SEA
It was discovered that one batch of sardines were incorrectly labeled - Sardines in Water instead of Sardines in Tomato sauce.
Historical recall record. This is not a new recall announcement. “Terminated” describes the FDA recall process; it does not certify that an individual package is safe. FDA termination date: Jul 2, 2020.
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FDA code information
Batch number 0001373785-12; Can Marking: 9009XL000 Best If Used by: Jan-09-22; 0001373785-12, PL 22151118 WE
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Original product description
Chicken of the Sea Sardines in Water; Net Wt. 3.75 oz. (106g) UPC 0 48000 00707 0 18 Individual items per case Ingredient: Sardines, water, salt. Distributed by Chicken of the Sea International, San Diego, CA Product of Poland.
Original FDA recall reason
It was discovered that one batch of sardines were incorrectly labeled - Sardines in Water instead of Sardines in Tomato sauce.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-0444-2020
- Event ID
- 84444
- FDA status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Dec 4, 2019
- Reported
- Jan 8, 2020
- Classified
- Dec 30, 2019
- Terminated
- Jul 2, 2020
- Quantity
- 2,862 cases (51,516 cans) received - believed that mislabeled amount is 125 cases (2260 cans) of incorrectly labeled product.
- Location
- El Segundo, CA, United States
- Initiation type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Notification
- Letter
Where it was distributed
OR, CA, WA, NV, UT, CO, AZ, ID, TN.
Data updated September 16, 2026. View official FDA data ↗
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