54%

Fewer recalls than
Seafood peers

Ballester Hermanos — FDA Recall History & Enforcement Records

Established Player · Seafood

Data Notice: Recall frequency varies by category and firm size; data is comparative and may not indicate actual brand safety or quality. See Methodology.

As of July 16, 2026, Ballester Hermanos has 4 recorded FDA food enforcement actions in the openFDA database. Their most recent recall was on 12 May 2016. Ballester Hermanos is categorized under Seafood based on their predominant recall history.

4
Total FDA recalls
10.2
Years in FDA database
0.4
Recalls per year
3,717 days(10.2 yrs)
Since last recall
0.0%
Class I (life-threatening)
0.4 recalls/yr vs Seafood avg 1.1/yrWell Below Average

Recall activity over time for Ballester Hermanos

How serious are Ballester Hermanos recalls?

FDA recall classifications by severity

Class I (Life-threatening)
0.0% (0 recalls)
Class II (Moderate risk)
100.0% (4 recalls)
Class III (Minor violation)
0.0% (0 recalls)

Full FDA recall history for Ballester Hermanos

All 4 FDA enforcement actions sourced from openFDA · Sorted by date, most recent first

Date Product Reason Class & Status
12 May 2016Official FDA Notice Product in cans of 4 1/4 oz (111g) and 8 1/4 oz (220g) net weight. Label reading in part as: “Coloso***PULPO EN ACEITE* Product label states name and ingredients as Octopus and real content is Squid. Class IITerminated
12 May 2016Official FDA Notice 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 Product label states name and ingredients as Octopus and real content is Squid. Class IITerminated
12 May 2016Official FDA Notice Product in cans of 4 1/4 oz and 8 1/4 oz net weight. Label reading in part as: “Coloso***PULPO EN ACEITE PICANTE***OCTO Product label states name and ingredients as Octopus and real content is Squid. Class IITerminated
12 May 2016Official FDA Notice Product in cans of 4 1/4 oz and 8 1/4 oz net weight. Label reading in part as: “Coloso***PULPO EN SALSA MARINERA***OCTOP Product label states name and ingredients as Octopus and real content is Squid. Class IITerminated

Where have Ballester Hermanos recalls occurred?

States affected across all recorded FDA enforcement actions

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