Best Taste Brand Salted Shrimp Paste Sauce; ING: Shrimp, sugar, salt; COUNTRY FAVOR, INC; PRODUCT OF VIETNAM; Net Weight: 12 oz (350 g)

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #H-0009-2025) was formally reported on June 11, 2025, with the manufacturer initiating the action on May 20, 2025. It is classified under Low severity (Class III), with a current status of Terminated. Country Favor Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Maspeth, NY. Federal records indicate N/A units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Product contains undeclared FD&C Red #3 Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: CT, GA, IL, IN KS, KY, LA, MA, MN, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA, NY. 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 1 year 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.