Food recall: Chicken of the Sea brand Chunk Light Tuna, Case UPC is 4800001164 and the Label UPC is 0 4800001164 0. 100 cases (24…
Class II FDA enforcement event 70268. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Chicken of the Sea is recalling Chunk Light Tuna in Water 12oz cans because they may contain metal pieces from a broken piece of equipment used to produce the tuna.
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
Tri-Union Seafoods, L.L.C dba Chicken of the Sea. started this food recall on 9 Jan 2015. The firm address in the FDA record is in San Diego, CA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 70268 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 18 Feb 2015. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 30 Jun 2015.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
US: GA and FL
Recalling firm
Tri-Union Seafoods, L.L.C dba Chicken of the Sea., San Diego, 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-1027-2015 | Chicken of the Sea brand Chunk Light Tuna, Case UPC is 4800001164 and the Label UPC is 0 4800001164 0. 100 cases (24 cans/case) | 2400 cans | Class II | Terminated | 18 Feb 2015 |
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Enforcement event: All the product records that have one FDA event number. This site shows one event on one page.
Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2015
- 607
- Share of these events in Class II
- 46%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 5
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2016 | Chicken of the Sea 5 Oz. Canned Chunk Light Tuna in Oil, 48 cans per case, UPC code is 0 4800000195 5 | Food | Class II | 2 |
| 4 Mar 2013 | Chicken of the Sea Brand 5-ounce chunk white albacore tuna in water. UPC: 4800003355, Case UPC 4800003355: 24 cans per c | Food | Class II | 2 |
| 16 Nov 2012 | Chicken of the Sea Solid White Tuna in Water, 7 oz., 48 cans per case (case: 6 sets of multi-unit packs of 8 cans each), | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 26 May 2012 | 1) Chicken of the Sea Whole Oysters, 12 units per case, 8oz., UPC 4800000267; 2) Ace of Diamonds Whole Oysters 24 units | Food | Class III | 3 |
Tri-Union Seafoods, L.L.C dba Chicken of the Sea.: all 5 events
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-1027-2015The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 70268. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/70268/. 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:
US: GA and FL
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 70268?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
2400 cans
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2015 have the same class?
- 46% of the 607 food events that started in 2015 are in Class II.