Article: Sulfite Allergy Alert; Georgia Ag Commissioner Recalls Frozen Shrimp.

ATLANTA -- Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin announced today that he is issuing a statewide recall for a brand of frozen shrimp because it contains sulfites, a possibly dangerous ingredient not listed on the label.

The product being recalled is SAIL(R) Raw Shrimp, All Natural, Individually Quick Frozen, Net. Wt. 32 oz. (2lb.) 908g. The product was packed for Eastern Fish Company, Teaneck, New Jersey. The shrimp are from Ecuador.

"A routine target sample tested in our laboratory revealed that the shrimp contained sulfites well above tolerance levels and did not list sulfites on the package label," said Commissioner Irvin.

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