Food recall: Meiko Foods Co. Inc. Cooked Shrimp Balls, 8 oz. Product labeling reads in part:" TOM VIEN COOKED SHRIMP BALLS***MEIKO…
Class II FDA enforcement event 51813. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
The firm is recalling the seafood balls products because the products were cooked without HACCP plans to control for known hazards.
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
Meiko Food Company Inc started this food recall on 16 Jul 2012. The firm address in the FDA record is in South El Monte, CA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 51813 has 4 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 1 Aug 2012. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 11 Apr 2013.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Retail supermarket in CA.
Recalling firm
Meiko Food Company Inc, South El Monte, CA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
4 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1801-2012 | Meiko Foods Co. Inc. Cooked Shrimp Balls, 8 oz. Product labeling reads in part:" TOM VIEN COOKED SHRIMP BALLS***MEIKO FOODS CO. INC South El Monte, CA***". The product is packaged in a plastic box liner with a knot tied at the top in a cardboard box. | 1 case | Class II | Terminated | 1 Aug 2012 |
| F-1802-2012 | Meiko Foods Co. Inc. Tempura, 12 oz. Product labeling reads in part:" MEIKO***TEMPURA ***MEIKO FOODS CO. INC South El Monte, CA***". The product is packaged in a plastic box liner with a knot tied at the top in a cardboard box. | 25 cases | Class II | Terminated | 1 Aug 2012 |
| F-1803-2012 | Meiko Foods Co. Inc. Pollock Fish Balls , 2-10 lb bags. Product labeling reads in part:" MEIKO***POLLOCK FISH BALL S***MEIKO FOODS CO. INC South El Monte, CA***". The product is packaged in a plastic box liner with a knot tied at the top in a cardboard box. | 53 cases | Class II | Terminated | 1 Aug 2012 |
| F-1804-2012 | Meiko Foods Co. Inc. Cooked Cuttlefish Ball, 2-10 lb bags . Product labeling reads in part:" MEIKO***Muc Vien [Vietnamese] ***MEIKO FOODS CO. INC South El Monte, CA***". The product is packaged in a plastic box liner with a knot tied at the top in a cardboard box. | 16 cases | Class II | Terminated | 1 Aug 2012 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2012
- 515
- Share of these events in Class II
- 40%
- Product records in this event
- 4
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-1801-2012The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 51813. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/51813/. 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:
Retail supermarket in CA.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 51813?
- The event has 4 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
1 case
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2012 have the same class?
- 40% of the 515 food events that started in 2012 are in Class II.