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Food recall: Oysters, IQF Standard, packed in 5 lb polyethlene bags, further packaged as 2 bags/box and 6 bags/box, and labeled in…

Class II FDA enforcement event 62338. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Distributed oysters were harvested from waters in South Korea, from which products had been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions or where it may have become contaminated with filth, or where it may have been rendered injurious to health.

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

Wanchese Fish Company started this food recall on 9 May 2012. The firm address in the FDA record is in Suffolk, VA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 62338 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 18 Jul 2012. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 14 Jun 2013.

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Product were distributed to NY, SC, KS, PA, DE, TN, NC, FL, NJ, AL, and VA.

Recalling firm

Wanchese Fish Company, Suffolk, VA.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

3 product records in the event.

FDA event 62338: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
F-1725-2012Oysters, IQF Standard, packed in 5 lb polyethlene bags, further packaged as 2 bags/box and 6 bags/box, and labeled in part ***Wanchese Fish Company 2000 Northgate Commerce Parkway, Suffolk, VA 23435*** Product of S Korea***Class IITerminated18 Jul 2012
F-1726-2012Oysters, IQF Select, packed in 5 lb polyethlene bags, further packaged as 2 bags/box and 6 bags/box, and labeled in part ***Wanchese Fish Company 2000 Northgate Commerce Parkway, Suffolk, VA 23435***Product of S Korea***Class IITerminated18 Jul 2012
F-1727-2012Oysters, Breaded IQF, 20-25 count, packed in 2 lb polyethylene bags, 5 bags/carton, and labeled in part ***Wanchese Fish Company, 2000 Northgate Commerce Parkway Suffolk, VA 23435***Product of S Korea***Class IITerminated18 Jul 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
3
Events of the firm on the register
1

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 62338. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/62338/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .

Sources

Source
openFDA food enforcement reports
Licence
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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: Product were distributed to NY, SC, KS, PA, DE, TN, NC, FL, NJ, AL, and VA.
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.