It's produced by a brand you'll know and has been assigned with the nation's highest risk level—here's what happened with this high-protein favorite.
A Popular Supermarket Has Recalled 64,000 Pounds of Shrimp Nationwide
Published on Jun. 25, 2025
Grilled, chilled, or in a summer seafood boil, shrimp is a versatile summertime favorite. Healthline calls it one of the “foods that are almost pure protein,” with a 3.5-ounce serving providing 20 grams of protein, around 100 calories, plus possible antioxidant properties that may calm inflammation and help fight illnesses like cancer.
But if you’re a Whole Foods deli shopper, there’s new word of caution. Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a recall of 64,000 pounds (3,200 cases) of frozen, tail-on white shrimp, reportedly distributed “exclusively [at] Whole Foods USA.” It’s reported that Whole Foods sold “some of the product” via retail in-store delis at various locations across the country. Additionally, “The remaining portion of the lot is passed through to a downstream customer in Canada (Seven Seas Fish Co. LTD).”
Though the recall appears to have been enacted on May 6, and thus is likely no longer active, this week the FDA has classified this a Class I event. FDA Class I recalls are defined as “a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”
The reason for the recall is described as “Frozen Raw Peeled & Deveined tail on, shrimp contains undeclared sulfites.” The Cleveland Clinic highlights cases in which sulfites can trigger reaction, possibly as serious as anaphylaxis.
Product details provided by the FDA include:
- Frozen Shrimp, unlabeled generic case packaging reads: “Raw P&D Tail-On White Shrimp” 26/30; Contains: Shrimp (Crustacean)
- Packaged in 5-pound (lbs.) frozen IQF (individually quick frozen) blocks; 4 blocks to a case
- UPC: 1 08432370 0405 5
- Code information: Lot# 669/18WH/124; 669/19WH/134; 669/20WH144; 669/30VH/127; 669/01HH/003; 669/03HH011 Best BY: Jul 18, 2026; Jul 19, 2026; Jul 20,2026; Sep 30,2026; Oct 01,2026; Oct 03,2026
- Recalling firm: Tri-Union Frozen Products doing business as Chicken of the Sea Frozen Food, El Segundo, CA
At press time, Whole Foods did not have information on the recall posted to their Product Recalls section online.
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