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Avanti Frozen Foods Recalls Cooked Shrimp Due to Uncooked Shrimp Packaging Error

Avanti Frozen Foods recalls 365 Whole Foods Market Farm Raised Cooked Shrimp because one lot was mistakenly packaged as cooked. Consumers should check for production date code 91AS/22VN/175A on the clear plastic bag packaging.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0437-2021FoodAvanti Frozen Foods ›
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Recalling firmAvanti Frozen Foods Private LimitedMandal · Gopalapuram, India
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What happened, in plain English

Avanti Frozen Foods is recalling a specific lot of 365 Whole Foods Market Farm Raised Cooked Shrimp because it was mistakenly packaged as cooked when it was actually uncooked. This could lead to unsafe consumption if the shrimp is cooked incorrectly. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/14753-avanti-frozen-foods-recalls-cooked-shrimp-due-to-uncooked-shrimp.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/14753-avanti-frozen-foods-recalls-cooked-shrimp-due-to-uncooked-shrimp · Updated October 4, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0437-2021

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“Avanti Frozen Foods Recalls Cooked Shrimp Due to Uncooked Shrimp Packaging Error.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/14753-avanti-frozen-foods-recalls-cooked-shrimp-due-to-uncooked-shrimp. Based on FDA recall #F-0437-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0437-2021%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The shrimp was inadvertently packaged as cooked when it was actually uncooked. This means consumers might cook it incorrectly, leading to potential food safety issues if not handled properly.

Who’s affected

Anyone who purchased the 365 Whole Foods Market Farm Raised Cooked Shrimp with the production date code 91AS/22VN/175A on the clear plastic bag packaging. The risk is low as the shrimp was uncooked but not intended to be cooked.

How to tell if you have this one

Check the clear plastic bag packaging for the production date code 91AS/22VN/175A. The product is labeled as 365 Whole Foods Market Farm Raised Cooked Shrimp, 2 lbs, ready-to-serve tail-on/p peeled & deveined.

  • Brand
    Avanti Frozen Foods
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Packaging

    Look for the production date code 91AS/22VN/175A on the clear plastic bag packaging.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

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FDA distribution: “Potentially Nationwide” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 39 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Mar 20, 202112. FDA classified it Class III: Apr 20, 202123. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Apr 28, 202134. FDA terminated the recall: Apr 28, 202142021
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class III
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA 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-0437-2021 (March 20, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0437-2021 to see it in context.
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