Promotional Genova Meal Kits included products prepared in home kitchen that did not meet quality standards.
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📍Recalling firmChicken of the Sea; Thai Union2150 E Grand Ave · El Segundo, CA 90245-5024
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Chicken of the Sea is recalling approximately 250 Genova Meal Kits because they were prepared in a home kitchen and did not meet quality standards. The kits contain dry whole wheat pasta, dried basil and parsley, two cans of Genova Tuna, pesto, Kalamata olives, sundried tomatoes, and dates. No codes are associated with these specific promotional items. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/14374-chicken-of-the-sea-genova-meal-kit-recall-quality-standards.
“Chicken of the Sea Genova Meal Kit Recall: Quality Standards.” GovInfoNow, updated October 10, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/14374-chicken-of-the-sea-genova-meal-kit-recall-quality-standards. Based on FDA recall #F-0876-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0876-2021%22&limit=1).
The Food and Drug Administration announced on June 30, 2021, that Chicken of the Sea and Thai Union are recalling Chicken of the Sea Genova Meal Kits due to quality standards issues. The agency classified the recall as Class II.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Chicken of the Sea
Product: Genova Meal Kit
Quantity: 250 kits
The hazard
The promotional meal kits included products prepared in a home kitchen that did not meet quality standards, according to the FDA.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Chicken of the Sea and Thai Union have one other recall on record since Feb. 4, 2025. Other recent recalls of similar products include Grade A White Chicken Eggs with Salmonella Risk (July 22, 2026), CUISINE KETTLE Tomato Bisque Soup Kit Recall: Listeria Risk (Aug. 11, 2026), and PS Seasoning & Spices 1P Original Smokehouse Unit Recall: Salmonella Risk (April 22, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Look for the 'Chicken of the Sea Genova Meal Kit' which includes dry whole wheat pasta, dried basil and parsley, 2 cans of Genova Tuna, pesto, Kalamata olives, sundried tomatoes, and dates. These were promotional items with no specific lot codes.
Brand
Chicken of the Sea
Category
Food
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 12 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, New York, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, New York, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 6 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #F-0876-2021 (June 30, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0876-2021 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 10, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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