Herring Fillets in Wine Sauce sold under the ELF brand in 12 oz. plastic jars.
Recalling firm: Vita Food Products, Inc.
Vita Food Products, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois is notifying the public that it is recalling 2,280 individual plastic jars of 12 ounce Elf Herring Fillets in Wine Sauce that…
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: Apr 25, 2016.
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FDA code information
UPC Code on Cases: 10073302221111. UPC Code on Jars: 73302 12111. Item Number: 005725. Best Before Date: 21 May 14. Lot Number: 03553.
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Original product description
Herring Fillets in Wine Sauce sold under the ELF brand in 12 oz. plastic jars.
Original FDA recall reason
Vita Food Products, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois is notifying the public that it is recalling 2,280 individual plastic jars of 12 ounce Elf Herring Fillets in Wine Sauce that actually contains herring fillets in sour cream and therefore contains undeclared milk.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-1826-2014
- Event ID
- 67851
- FDA status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Mar 26, 2014
- Reported
- Apr 23, 2014
- Classified
- Apr 14, 2014
- Terminated
- Apr 25, 2016
- Quantity
- 2,280 Jars
- Location
- Chicago, IL, United States
- Initiation type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Notification
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Where it was distributed
US: IL, MI, MN, WI
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