FDA Recall United States TerminatedTerminated: March 2, 2023Historical recordClass I
Greenhead Lobster Products LLC
- Product
- Greenhead Lobster brand Frozen Cooked Claw and Knuckle Meat…
- Published
- November 24, 2021
- Distribution
- Multiple states
Greenhead Lobster Products LLC Recall: Lobster meat may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
United States
TerminatedClass I
- Company
- Greenhead Lobster Products LLC
- Product
- Frozen and fresh RTE Lobster meat (1 lb. packages to 12 lb.…
- Recall date
- October 9, 2023
- Terminated
- February 25, 2026
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
Lobster meat may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
- - Recall terminated
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frozen and fresh RTE Lobster meat (1 lb. packages to 12 lb. case) 1. Greenhead Lobster HPP Fresh Cooked Claw and Knuckle Meat GHL-CKF - Fresh - 1 lb. oxygen permeable bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. Styrofoam box 2. Greenhead Lobster Fresh Cooked Claw and Knuckle Meat GHL-CKF -CK (2 lb) Fresh Cooked Meat - Non HPP - 2 lb. - oxygen permeable bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. styrofoam box 3. Greenhead Lobster HPP Fresh Cooked Claw and Knuckle Meat GHL-CKF - CK (2 lb) Fresh HPP Cooked Meat - oxygen permeable bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. styrofoam box 4. Greenhead Lobster Frozen Cooked Claw and Knuckle Meat GHL-CK - Frozen 1 lb Cooked CK Meat - freezer poly bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. cardboard box 5. Frozen Cooked Broken Lobster Meat - Frozen Broken Cooked Meat - freezer poly bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. cardboard box 6. Greenhead Lobster Frozen Cooked Claw and Knuckle Meat GHL-CK - Frozen CK Cooked Meat -- 2lb - freezer poly bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. cardboard box 7. Frozen Cooked Lobster Tail Meat GHL-TAIL - Frozen Tail Cooked Meat - freezer poly bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. cardboard box 8. HPP Frozen Cooked Tail, Claw, and Knuckle Meat GHL-TCK - Frozen TCK Cooked Meat - freezer poly bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. cardboard box 9. Fresh Cooked Lobster Tail, Claw, and Knuckle Meat GHL-TCK - TCK (1 lb) Fresh HPP Cooked Meat - oxygen permeable bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. styrofoam box 10. Fresh Cooked Lobster Tail, Claw, and Knuckle Meat GHL-TCK - TCK (2 lb) Fresh HPP Cooked Meat - oxygen permeable bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. styrofoam box 11. Fresh Cooked Tail, Claw, and Knuckle Meat GHL-TCK-2# - TCK (2lb) Fresh NON-HPP Cooked Meat - oxygen permeable bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. styrofoam box | Not published in this source record | 222821.1 lbs. total | Manufactured on 05/09/2023 to 10/19/23 |
Distribution
- AL
- AZ
- CA
- CO
- CT
- DC
- FL
- GA
- IA
- IL
- LA
- KY
- MA
- MD
- ME
- MI
- NC
- NH
- NJ
- NY
- OH
- PA
- RI
- SD
- TN
- TX
- VA
- WY
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- F-0321-2024
- Event ID
- 93193
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class I
- Company
- Greenhead Lobster Products LLC
- Product description
- Frozen and fresh RTE Lobster meat (1 lb. packages to 12 lb. case) 1. Greenhead Lobster HPP Fresh Cooked Claw and Knuckle Meat GHL-CKF - Fresh - 1 lb. oxygen permeable bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. Styrofoam box 2. Greenhead Lobster Fresh Cooked Claw and Knuckle Meat GHL-CKF -CK (2 lb) Fresh Cooked Meat - Non HPP - 2 lb. - oxygen permeable bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. styrofoam box 3. Greenhead Lobster HPP Fresh Cooked Claw and Knuckle Meat GHL-CKF - CK (2 lb) Fresh HPP Cooked Meat - oxygen permeable bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. styrofoam box 4. Greenhead Lobster Frozen Cooked Claw and Knuckle Meat GHL-CK - Frozen 1 lb Cooked CK Meat - freezer poly bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. cardboard box 5. Frozen Cooked Broken Lobster Meat - Frozen Broken Cooked Meat - freezer poly bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. cardboard box 6. Greenhead Lobster Frozen Cooked Claw and Knuckle Meat GHL-CK - Frozen CK Cooked Meat -- 2lb - freezer poly bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. cardboard box 7. Frozen Cooked Lobster Tail Meat GHL-TAIL - Frozen Tail Cooked Meat - freezer poly bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. cardboard box 8. HPP Frozen Cooked Tail, Claw, and Knuckle Meat GHL-TCK - Frozen TCK Cooked Meat - freezer poly bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. cardboard box 9. Fresh Cooked Lobster Tail, Claw, and Knuckle Meat GHL-TCK - TCK (1 lb) Fresh HPP Cooked Meat - oxygen permeable bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. styrofoam box 10. Fresh Cooked Lobster Tail, Claw, and Knuckle Meat GHL-TCK - TCK (2 lb) Fresh HPP Cooked Meat - oxygen permeable bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. styrofoam box 11. Fresh Cooked Tail, Claw, and Knuckle Meat GHL-TCK-2# - TCK (2lb) Fresh NON-HPP Cooked Meat - oxygen permeable bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. styrofoam box
- Quantity
- 222821.1 lbs. total
- Reason
- Lobster meat may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
- Recall initiation date
- October 9, 2023
- Report date
- November 15, 2023
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- February 25, 2026
- Distribution pattern
- AL,AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, LA, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VA, WY
- UPC, lot, and code information
- Manufactured on 05/09/2023 to 10/19/23
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification method
- Source last updated
- Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
- Public Health Trace retrieval date
Responsible company: Greenhead Lobster Products LLC
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Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.
| State | Distributed |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| District of Columbia | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 |
| South Dakota | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
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