Blessing Seafood, Inc.: Food Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: F-1528-2013)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2013.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Blessing Brand Wild White EZ Peel Shrimp, 16/20 CT. 4 x 5 lbs cartons. The product is bagged in 5 lbs clear plastic bags, the only label iss on the master carton. The product is sold in a seafood retail case. Product labeled as:"WILD WHITE EZ PEEL SHRIMP 16/20 CT WILD CAUGHT PRODUCT OF USA CHEM FREE INGREDIENTS: Shrimp, Salt***PACKED BY: BLESSINGS, INC.***.

Product Classification:

Class I

Date Initiated: May 24, 2013

Date Posted: June 19, 2013

Recall Number: F-1528-2013

Event ID: 65291

Reason for Recall:

Blessing Seafood, Inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot of Blessing Inc. Wild White EZ Peel Shrimp due to undeclared sulfites.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 36,920 lbs

Code Information:

Lot # 13047-1, 13048-1, and 13048-3

Distribution Pattern:

The 16-20 EZ Peel Shrimp was distributed by Perishable Distributors of Iowa (PDI) and sold from February 12 to May 23, 2013 at the seafood display counters in the retail markets seafood section of Hy-Vee stores located in eight states: Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, and at Cedar Valley Fish Market in Waterloo, Iowa.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated