Cracked Pepper Chicken of the Sea Wild-Caught Pink Salmon Skinless and Boneless, 2.5 oz (70 g) pouch: Shelf Stable UPC 0 48000 01179 4 and 0 480000 11817 7 individual pouch; UPC 1 00 48000 01179 1 - Case Chicken of the Sea International El Segundo, CA Product of Thailand.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-2147-2019) was formally reported on September 18, 2019, with the manufacturer initiating the action on August 9, 2019. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Tri-Union Frozen Products, Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of El Segundo, CA. Federal records indicate 576 cases both flavors units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Customer reported that a small percentage of pouches of Salmon to be bloated. Testing found that bloating was due to production of CO2 as a result of microbial activity of non-heat resistant non-spore forming mesophili… Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland.. 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 7 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.