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Ballester Hermanos, Inc.
FDA recall F-0002-2017 · Class II · reported 2016-10-12 · Terminated
- Product
- Product in cans of 4 1/4 oz and 8 1/4 oz net weight. Label reading in part as: "Coloso***PULPO AL AJILLO***OCTOPUS WITH GARLIC FLAVOR***NET WEIGHT ***Fabricado en Espa¿a (Manufactured in Spain)***Packed by: POYO PONTEVEDRA SPAIN***PACKED FOR COLOSO FOODS, INC.*** MERCADO CENTRAL PUERTO NUEVO SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO".
- Reason
- Product label states name and ingredients as Octopus and real content is Squid.
- Quantity
- 495 CASES
- Distribution
- Puerto Rico only.
- Firm location
- PR, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Recall started
- 2016-05-12
- Terminated
- 2017-07-03
- Code info
- Unknown
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.