Granadaisa whole Oysters, Net WT. 8 oz (225 grams); Packed For King Seafoods Inc. PO BOX 107, Mount Holly, NJ USA 08060 Product of Korea Farm Raised, UPC 719882002049.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1460-2012) was formally reported on June 27, 2012, with the manufacturer initiating the action on June 1, 2012. It is classified under Low severity (Class III), with a current status of Terminated. King Seafoods Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Columbus, NJ. Federal records indicate N/A units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The US FDA has removed all Korean certified shippers of molluscan shellfish (oysters, clams, mussels and scallops) from the Interstate Shellfish Shippers List (ICSSL), following a comprehensive FDA evaluation that deter… Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. 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 14 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.