Handy Seafood, Blue Crab Cake Mini, Mini Crab Cakes, 0.5oz per Cake/12 Cakes per Tray, Skin Packed Tray, 12 Trays per Case, 2 Year Shelf Life, Best By Nov 9, 2018.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0614-2017) was formally reported on December 14, 2016, with the manufacturer initiating the action on November 22, 2016. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. HANDY SEAFOOD INCORPORATED is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Salisbury, MD. Federal records indicate 71 Cases Distributed to Whole Foods North Atlantic units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Handy Seafood states that they are initiating this recall of Blue Crab Cake Mini, Mini Crab Cakes due to Milk (due to Butter in the ingredient statement) and Anchovies (in the Worcestershire Sauce) were not declared in… Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Gloucester, MA. (product further distributed by consignee to stores in CT, ME, MA, NH, RI). Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 10 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.