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Hocean Inc
FDA recall F-2356-2012 · Class I · reported 2012-09-26 · Terminated
- Product
- Nitre powder. Brand "Selected Product", 4oz plastic bags, UPC 0 45027 97918 2.
- Reason
- FDA analysis of the product found that the product consisted of mainly sodium nitrite. The product's label failed to bear adequate directions for use as required in 21 CFR 172.175. Failure to provide these directions for use may result in overuse that can pose an life-threatening hazard to health.
- Quantity
- 50 cases with 100, 4-oz packages per case
- Distribution
- Distributed to wholesale distributors and Asian grocery stores nationwide to US states: California, Texas, Oregon, Nebraska, Georgia, Florida, Colorado, Oklahoma, Washington, New Mexico, Ohio, Arizona, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia.
- Firm location
- CA, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Press Release
- Recall started
- 2012-05-25
- Terminated
- 2012-09-24
- Code info
- The product does not bear any manufacturing codes. All product on the market at the time the recall was initiated on 5/25/2012 is subject to recall.
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.