Fish Recall 2019: What Seafood Is Affected?

Sheat Fish Recall — Q's American Best Trading has recalled over 1000 pounds of frozen sheat fish that was not reinspected by the FSIS at the time of import. A young brown trout is pictured as staff from the Environment Agency attempt to rescue trapped fish from small ponds and pools along the dried up river bed of the River Teme, which is at unseasonably low levels due to the ongoing heatwave near Brampton Bryan on July 5, 2018 in Herefordshire, England. The recovered fish, mainly young salmon and trout, will be released back into the River Teme further downstream. Getty Images/Matt Cardy

Q’s American Best Trading Inc. has recalled approximately 1,008 pounds of Siluriformes fish products that were not re-inspected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) during the time of import.

The frozen fish products include Sheat fish that was imported from Vietnam to the U.S. on Dec. 25, 2018. It is packaged in 14-ounce clear plastic bags and labeled Q'S AMERICAN BEST AB CA TREN KET Sheat fish.

The recalled fish was distributed to retail locations throughout California. Labels of the recalled fish can be found here.

There have been no adverse reactions from consumption of the recalled fish products reported to Q’s American Best Trading to date. Consumers that have concerns about consuming the affected fish should contact their healthcare provider.

Consumers are urged to check their freezers for the recalled fish, and they should not consume it. They should be disposed of it or returned to the place of purchase.

Questions about the fish recall can be directed to Julie Chai, manager at Q’s American Best Trading, at 562-366-6682.

Consumers may also contact the FSIS virtual assistant Ask Karen 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline can be reached by calling 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours day.

Consumers may also contact the Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System 24 hours a day at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.