Food recall: Great American Seafood Imports Co. Cooked Shrimp Meat. Size: 300/500 count per pound in 2-lb (item #06834) and 5-lb…
Class II FDA enforcement event 51823. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Southwind is recalling cooked shrimp meat because it contains undeclared red #40 and yellow #6 colors.
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
Southwind Foods LLC dba Great American Seafood Imports Co. started this food recall on 5 Jul 2012. The firm address in the FDA record is in Vernon, CA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 51823 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 15 Aug 2012. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 21 Aug 2012.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Nationwide
Recalling firm
Southwind Foods LLC dba Great American Seafood Imports Co., Vernon, CA.
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-1929-2012 | Great American Seafood Imports Co. Cooked Shrimp Meat. Size: 300/500 count per pound in 2-lb (item #06834) and 5-lb (Item #07756) packages. | 150 units (2,160 lbs) | Class II | Terminated | 15 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
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 5
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2025 | Arctic Shores; Best Yet; Great American; Master Catch branded Frozen cooked shrimp; 2lbs; 1lbs; 12oz bags; UPC: 04113081 | Food | Class II | 5 |
| 19 Aug 2025 | Sand Bar; Great American; and First Street branded Frozen raw shrimp; 2 pound plastic bag; UPC#: 011110641182; 829944010 | Food | Class II | 2 |
| 21 Dec 2018 | Wild Dungeness Crab Cake; Net Weight: 12 lb - 48 x 4.0 oz. Keep Frozen Manufactured for Whole Foods Market | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 29 Mar 2012 | Frozen Red Cod Fillet (Red Snapper) Individually Quick Frozen was labeled and identified as Snapper FILL IQF (ROCKFISH). | Food | Class III | 1 |
Southwind Foods LLC dba Great American Seafood Imports Co.: all 5 events
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-1929-2012The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 51823. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/51823/. 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:
Nationwide
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 51823?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
150 units (2,160 lbs)
- 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.