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Clear Spring Foods Recalls Sun-Dried Tomato Trout Fillets Due to E. coli Risk

Clear Spring Foods recalls 4,720 lbs of Sun-Dried Tomato & Roasted Garlic Trout Fillets due to potential E. coli contamination. Check your fridge.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0718-2017FoodClear Spring Foods ›
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Recalling firmClear Spring Foods Specialty Products Plant Inc.240 Clear Lakes Rd · Buhl, ID 83316-1814
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What happened, in plain English

Clear Spring Foods Specialty Products Plant Inc. is recalling approximately 4,720 pounds of Sun-Dried Tomato & Roasted Garlic Trout Fillets because the product may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria. The recalled items were packed on April 20, 2016, and distributed to consumers in Arizona, California, Iowa, Missouri, and Pennsylvania. No remedy or return instructions are currently listed in the record. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/23106-clear-spring-foods-recalls-sun-dried-tomato-trout-fillets-due.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/23106-clear-spring-foods-recalls-sun-dried-tomato-trout-fillets-due · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0718-2017

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“Clear Spring Foods Recalls Sun-Dried Tomato Trout Fillets Due to E. coli Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/23106-clear-spring-foods-recalls-sun-dried-tomato-trout-fillets-due. Based on FDA recall #F-0718-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0718-2017%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The product poses a health risk due to potential contamination with E. coli bacteria. Ingestion of contaminated fish fillets can lead to serious foodborne illness for consumers.

Who’s affected

Consumers who purchased Sun-Dried Tomato & Roasted Garlic Trout Fillets from Clear Spring Foods in Arizona, California, Iowa, Missouri, or Pennsylvania between April and September 2016 are likely affected. Individuals who consumed the product may be at risk of E. coli infection.

How to tell if you have this one

Look for individual retail packages that are mostly green with an information panel in white featuring black lettering. The label reads "***SUN-DRIED TOMATO & ROASTED GARLIC TROUT FILLETS *** Product of USA *** CONTAINS: FISH (TROUT), WHEAT, MILK." Check for UPC 10 070765 08761 2 and the code SP-08761:317. The product was packed on 04/20/16.

  • Brand
    Clear Spring Foods
  • Product
    Label reads in part "***SUN-DRIED TOMATO & ROASTED GARLIC TROUT FILLETS *** Product of USA *** CONTAINS: FISH (TROUT)
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop consuming the product

    Do not eat the Sun-Dried Tomato & Roasted Garlic Trout Fillets due to the potential E. coli contamination risk.

  2. Discard or return the item

    The record does not specify a remedy, so consumers should dispose of the product or contact the retailer for assistance.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 5 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “AZ, CA, IA, MO, and PA No foreign distribution No DoD distribution” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Arizona, California, Iowa, Missouri, Pennsylvania.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 4 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Sep 28, 201612. FDA classified it Class II: Dec 14, 201623. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Dec 21, 201634. FDA terminated the recall: Jan 26, 2017420162017
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  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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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0718-2017 (September 28, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0718-2017 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 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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