The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0053-2020·Announced 2019-10-23

Foremost Foods Recalls Frozen Yellow Tail Due to Salmonella

Foremost Foods International is recalling 43 cases of Frozen Whole Yellow Tail Fusiler-200 Up because the product was mistakenly distributed to a retail supermarket with Salmonella.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score of 3 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Foremost Foods International, Inc. is recalling 43 cases of Frozen Whole Yellow Tail Fusiler-200 Up. The recall was initiated because the product was mistakenly distributed to a retail supermarket and was found to contain Salmonella.

The affected product was distributed in California, Hawaii, Nevada, Washington, and North Carolina. The source text does not specify a brand name, specific lot numbers, or a use-by date for the recalled items.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase or contact the recalling firm for further instructions. The FDA refused the product due to the presence of Salmonella.

The recalled product

Product
Frozen Whole Yellow Tail Fusiler-200 Up
Affected units
43

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Unknown

Distribution

Distributed in 5 states:

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