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Fish recalled after Pa. woman finds pills in it

Gorton's Inc. issued a recall of about 1,000 cases of frozen fish in 10 states yesterday after confirming that items a Pennsylvania customer said she found in her food were pills. Gorton's said it ordered the recall as a precaution while a laboratory conducts tests to determine the nature of the pills. Those tests should be complete early next week.

"Obviously product alteration is a very serious matter," said Jud Reis, vice president of marketing for the Gloucester, Mass., company. "We are conducting a full investigation into the source of the problem."

The recall is for Gorton's Six Crispy Battered Fish Fillets weighing 11.4 ounces. The UPC is 44400157770, with a date code of 7289G1 and a best-if-used-by date of April 2009. The fish also was sent to Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Consumers who purchased the fish may call Gorton's at 800-896-9479.

- AP