The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0210-2017·Announced 2016-10-26

FDA Recalls Smoked Atlantic Salmon Due to Listeria Risk

K & P Marketplace Ltd. is recalling sliced smoked Atlantic salmon after FDA environmental samples detected Listeria monocytogenes.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

K & P Marketplace Ltd. d.b.a Mt. Kisco Smokehouse Ltd. is recalling 952 units of Sliced - Smoked ATLANTIC SALMON, Net Wt. 8 OZ (225.89). The affected product was distributed to retail stores in Connecticut and New York. The recall involves specific lots with use-by dates ranging from September 28, 2016, to October 5, 2016.

The recall was initiated because environmental samples collected by the Food and Drug Administration revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. This bacterium has the potential to contaminate food products.

Consumers who have purchased the recalled product should check their refrigerators for the specific lot numbers and use-by dates listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Sliced - Smoked ATLANTIC SALMON, Net Wt. 8 OZ (225.89), Keep Refrigerated 38¿F or Below
Hazard
Affected units
952

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by K & P Marketplace Ltd. d.b.a Mt. Kisco Smokehouse Ltd. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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Same manufacturer · K & P Marketplace Ltd. d.b.a Mt. Kisco Smokehouse Ltd.

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