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Friday, April 29, 2022

Fish Sandwiches Recalled After Isolated Case of Large Fish Bones

Gorton’s Seafood is voluntarily recalling frozen seafood item, Gorton’s Fish Sandwich - 100% Whole Fillets, 18.3 oz, due to the isolated and unusual potential presence of large and/or sharp bone fragments. While there have been no reports of injury from the product to date, the company is taking this action to ensure the safety and well-being of all of our consumers. Consumption of this recalled product may pose a choking hazard or other physical injury.

As part of the hazard analysis, fish bones would be identified as a hazard in the filleting process. Is it a hazard likely to occur....from this recall, we would say yes.  Then what critical controls points would be utilized?

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/gortons-issues-voluntary-recall-small-quantity-fish-sandwich-fillets
Gorton's Issues Voluntary Recall for Small Quantity of Fish Sandwich Fillets
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  April 27, 2022
FDA Publish Date:  April 28, 2022
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Presence of bone fragments
Company Name:  Gorton’s Seafood
Brand Name:  Gorton’s
Product Description:  Fish Sandwich
Company Announcement  Gloucester, MA (April 27, 2022)
Gorton’s Seafood is voluntarily recalling frozen seafood item, Gorton’s Fish Sandwich - 100% Whole Fillets, 18.3 oz, due to the isolated and unusual potential presence of large and/or sharp bone fragments. While there have been no reports of injury from the product to date, the company is taking this action to ensure the safety and well-being of all of our consumers. Consumption of this recalled product may pose a choking hazard or other physical injury.

The company is recalling 504 packages made on a specific date, in a specific time range and sold to select retailers (see list below). The recalled product can be identified by the date code and time range listed below.
NAME: Gorton’s Fish Sandwich-100% Whole Fillets, 18.3 OZ
UPC: 0 44400 15440 6
DATE CODE: 2060F2
TIME RANGE: 15:30-17:30

All retail stores that received the recalled product have been instructed to immediately remove this item from their shelves. Consumers who have purchased the recalled product should contact Gorton’s at 1-888-573-5982 (Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM EST).

No other Gorton’s products or date codes are involved in this recall.

Supermarkets & Grocery Stores that received recalled product in the following locations:
Hannaford Supermarkets: NY,VT
Giant Food Stores & Giant Martin's: PA, VA, MD
Berkley Supermarket, Farm Fresh, Food Depot, Green Valley Marketplace, Harvest Fare, Shoppers Value Foods, St Paul Grocery Market, Tiger Market, Tri-Star Supermarket, Wegmans: MD, VA
US Military Commissaries: NC,VA, Puerto Rico

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