CLASS II Food recall · Reported 18 Jun 2025 · FDA Enforcement Report
Taylor Shellfish Farms Geoduck Chowder Base, frozen recalled
Vern's Foods & Farm is recalling Taylor Shellfish Farms Geoduck Chowder Base, frozen, Ingredients: Potatoes, Clam, distributed in Washington. The recall was initiated on 7 May 2025 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-0937-2025
- FDA event ID
- 96855
- Recalling firm
- Vern's Foods & Farm, Olympia, WA
- Brand
- Taylor Shellfish
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 7 May 2025
- FDA classified
- 11 Jun 2025
- Reported
- 18 Jun 2025
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Reason category
- Undeclared Fish & Shellfish
- Product category
- Soup
Timeline
| 7 May 2025 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Classified by FDA | +35 days |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Published in enforcement report | +7 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
The ingredients statement declares fish sauce but does not declare anchovies. The Contains statement does not declare fish (anchovies).
Product as listed by the FDA
Taylor Shellfish Farms Geoduck Chowder Base, frozen, Ingredients: Potatoes, Clam (Geoduck) ***Butter (Cream, Salt), Fish Sauce Ka Me***CONTAINS: MILK, CLAMS. Product is packed in rigid plastic tubs. Net wt. 16 oz. Produced with local, farm fresh ingredients by: Vern's Foods & Farm, 4419 Harrison Ave. NW #104, Olympia WA 98502
Where it was distributed
Distributed in WA.
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
The ingredients statement declares fish sauce but does not declare anchovies. The Contains statement does not declare fish (anchovies).
Which lots are affected?
Use By 7-19-25
Where was it sold?
Distributed in WA.
What should I do if I have it?
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
What does Class II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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