FDAMay 12, 2016food

Product in cans of 4 1/4 oz and 8 1/4 oz net weight. Label reading in part as: "Coloso***PULPO AL AJILLO***OCTOPUS WITH GARLIC FLAVOR***NET WEIGHT ***Fabricado en Espa¿a (Manufactured in Spain)***Packed by: POYO PONTEVEDRA SPAIN***PACKED FOR COLOSO FOODS, INC.*** MERCADO CENTRAL PUERTO NUEVO SAN ...

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

Product label states name and ingredients as Octopus and real content is Squid.

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Terminated

Brands named

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Recall history

Other federal recalls tied to the same brand — a factual pattern, straight from the source data.

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