Class IIITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Country Favor Inc.: food recall H-0009-2025
Country Favor Inc. of Maspeth, NY recalled Best Taste Brand Salted Shrimp Paste Sauce; ING: Shrimp, sugar, salt; COUNTRY FAVOR, INC; PRODUCT OF VIETNAM; Net… Reason: Product contains undeclared FD&C Red #3. The FDA listed it as Class III in its Enforcement Report dated Jun 11, 2025; distribution: Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.
Record status as published: Terminated (terminated Dec 16, 2025). openFDA data last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Recall details
- Product
- Best Taste Brand Salted Shrimp Paste Sauce; ING: Shrimp, sugar, salt; COUNTRY FAVOR, INC; PRODUCT OF VIETNAM; Net Weight: 12 oz (350 g)
- Product quantity
- N/A
- Reason for recall
- Product contains undeclared FD&C Red #3
- Codes, lots and dates on the package
- VJF0184
- Distribution pattern
- CT, GA, IL, IN KS, KY, LA, MA, MN, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA, NY
- Recalling firm
- Country Favor Inc., Maspeth, NY
- Classification
- Class III — the FDA uses this class for a situation in which using or being exposed to the product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How the firm first notified customers
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
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Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Recall initiated by the firm | May 20, 2025 |
| Classified by the FDA | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Published in the Enforcement Report | Jun 11, 2025 |
| Terminated | Dec 16, 2025 |
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Sources
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