Five varieties of Florida-made seafood dip recalled for multiple food allergy problems
Rusty’s Seafood Market recalled Captain Rusty’s Seafood dips after the Florida Department of Agriculture discovered a snafu that endangered people who live with various food allergies.
Food allergy sufferers and the people who feed them rely on ingredient listings that usually break out the food allergens in a product. What Rusty’s termed in the FDA-posted recall notice as a “breakdown in the company’s labeling process” left the packaging not listing that the dips included fish, shellfish, wheat, eggs, soy or milk.
Depending on the seriousness of the allergy to any of those six ingredients, eating the dip can cause effects from discomfort to death.
The recalled dips and lot numbers
▪ Captain Rusty’s Smoked Salmon Dip: lot No. 2015, expiration date, 6/16/20; lot No. 2023, expiration date, 6/23/20.
▪ Captain Rusty’s Smoked Mahi Dip: lot No. 1999, expiration date, 6/1/20; lot No. 2002, expiration date, 6/6/20; lot No. 2009, expiration date, 6/13/20; lot No. 2010, expiration date, 6/14/20; lot No. 2011, expiration date, 6/16/20; lot No. 2017, expiration date, 6/17/20; lot No. 2019, expiration date, 6/21/20.
▪ Captain Rusty’s Lobster Dip: lot No. 1992, expiration date, 5/30/20; lot No. 1998, expiration date, 6/1/20; lot No. 2000, expiration date, 6/6/20; lot No. 2005, expiration date, 6/7/20; lot No. 2014, expiration date, 6/16/20.
▪ Captain Rusty’s Cajun Crab and Lobster Dip: lot No. 1994, 5/30/20; lot No. 1996, expiration date, 6/1/20; lot No. 2004, expiration date, 6/7/20; lot No. 2006, 6/11/20; lot No. 2008, expiration date, 6/11/20; lot No. 2013, expiration date 6/16/20, lot No. 2018, expiration date 6/17/20; lot No. 2021, expiration date, 6/23/20.
▪ Captain Rusty’s Blue Crab Dip: lot No. 1993, expiration date, 5/30/20; lot No. 1997, expiration date, 6/1/20; lot No. 2001, expiration date, 6/6/20; lot No. 2003, expiration date, 6/7/20; lot No. 2007, expiration date, 6/11/20; lot No. 2012, expiration date, 6/16/20; lot No. 2020, expiration date, 6/21/20; lot No. 2022, expiration date, 6/23/20.
What to do next
To return the dips, call Captain Rusty Seafood, 813-244-2799, Monday through Friday, noon to 6 p.m., Eastern time.
This story was originally published June 14, 2020 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Five varieties of Florida-made seafood dip recalled for multiple food allergy problems."
