Food recall: 5-pound cans of unpasteurized, ready-to-eat, Dungeness crab meat, packaged in reduced oxygen metal cans that were…
Class I FDA enforcement event 81879. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
5-pound cans of unpasteurized, reduced oxygen packaged (ROP), ready-to-eat, Dungeness crab meat are recalled because the incorrect Time Temperature Indicator (TTI) was applied to the cans. The TTI would not indicate the temperature abuse. If the product was temperature abused, it would create the potential hazard of Clostridium botulinum growth and toxin formation.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Bornstein Seafoods Inc started this food recall on 21 Dec 2018. The firm address in the FDA record is in Bellingham, WA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 81879 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 13 Feb 2019. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 5 Jul 2019.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
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Recalling firm
Bornstein Seafoods Inc, Bellingham, WA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0841-2019 | 5-pound cans of unpasteurized, ready-to-eat, Dungeness crab meat, packaged in reduced oxygen metal cans that were shipped with Fresh-Check B Time Temperature Indicator (TTIs). Product was shipped frozen. The label is read in parts: "***BORNSTEIN SEAFOODS ***WILD Dungeness CRAB MEAT***INGREDIENTS: CRAB MEAT WITH SALT… | Total 1715 lbs. | Class I | Terminated | 13 Feb 2019 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2018
- 578
- Share of these events in Class I
- 34%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 3
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2025 | Bornstein Frozen Shrimp Meat, Wild Caught - Product of USA. Product is cooked and Ready-To-Eat. Processed in the USA by | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 24 Apr 2019 | Fresh Cooked Pink Shrimp Meat, refrigerated, packaged in 5 pound plastic tubs with a label sticker on the lid. Master ca | Food | Class II | 1 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0841-2019The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 81879. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/81879/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
CA and OR
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 81879?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
Total 1715 lbs.
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2018 have the same class?
- 34% of the 578 food events that started in 2018 are in Class I.