Sea Port Products Recalls Frozen Bay Scallops Due to Hepatitis A Risk
Sea Port Products Corp recalls frozen raw bay scallops from Philippines with potential hepatitis A contamination. Consumers should avoid using these products to prevent illness.
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Frozen Raw Bay scallops are recalled due to a potential contamination with hepatitis A virus.
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What happened, in plain English
Sea Port Products Corp is recalling frozen raw bay scallops that may contain hepatitis A virus. Eating these scallops could lead to hepatitis A infection, which can cause serious illness. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/23435-sea-port-products-recalls-frozen-bay-scallops-due-to-hepatitis.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/23435-sea-port-products-recalls-frozen-bay-scallops-due-to-hepatitis · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1618-2017
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“Sea Port Products Recalls Frozen Bay Scallops Due to Hepatitis A Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/23435-sea-port-products-recalls-frozen-bay-scallops-due-to-hepatitis. Based on FDA recall #F-1618-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1618-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Hepatitis A virus contamination can cause liver inflammation and serious illness. The risk is highest when the contaminated product is consumed without proper cooking or sanitation.
Who’s affected
Food service businesses and consumers who purchased these scallops from the Philippines between November 23-24, 2015. Those handling the product without proper sanitation are at highest risk.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for scallops in clear 5-lb bags, sold in cases of six bags (30 lbs total). Check for warehouse receipt lot numbers 5885, 5886, or 5887. Products were made on November 23 or 24, 2015.
- Brand
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Food
What to do — step by step
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Immediately discard any recalled scallops to prevent potential hepatitis A infection.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 3 states.
FDA distribution: “distributed in CA, HI, and NV.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: California, Hawaii, Nevada.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2.1 years after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class I
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- 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-1618-2017 (August 18, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1618-2017 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 9, 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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