SM Fish Corp. Recalls Ossie's Shmaltz Herring Due to Listeria Risk
SM Fish Corp. is recalling Ossie's Shmaltz Herring because FDA environmental sampling found Listeria monocytogenes in the facility.
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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
SM Fish Corp. is recalling 100 units of Ossie's Shmaltz Herring, Net Wt. 8 Oz., packed in plastic deli tubs. The product was distributed to retail stores in New York and New Jersey. Affected units have Best By date codes ranging from 08/21/16 through 10/18/16.
The recall was initiated because FDA environmental sampling and district inspectional findings indicated the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes in the manufacturing plant. The agency has classified this as a Class I recall.
Consumers who purchased this product should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- OSSIE'S SHMALTZ HERRING, NET WT. 8 OZ., UPC 739885104182; -- Far Rockaway, NY 11691 --- The product is packed in a plastic deli tub.
- Manufacturer
- SM Fish Corp.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 100
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)
- Best By date codes of 08/21/16 through 10/18/16
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 19 recalled by SM Fish Corp. 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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