The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0355-2016·Announced 2016-01-20

Sockeye Suzy Fish Recalls Peppered and Smoked Chinook Salmon Cans

Sockeye Suzys Fish LLC is recalling 13,281 cans of Peppered & Smoked Chinook salmon due to potential Clostridium botulinum contamination.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves potential contamination with Clostridium botulinum, a high-risk pathogen associated with severe injury or death, and the agency classification is Class II.

Plain-English summary

Sockeye Suzys Fish LLC is recalling 13,281 cans of Peppered & Smoked Chinook (salmon) under the Sockeye Suzy Fish brand. The product is a 6-ounce metal can with UPC codes 7 48252 67282 7 and 7 48252 67302 2. The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.

The affected products have production codes starting with OC. The last date of distribution for these recalled products was September 2015. The products were distributed in Oregon and Washington.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Peppered & Smoked Chinook (salmon), Sockeye Suzy Fish brand, metal can with a net weight of 6 oz. UPC 7 48252 67282 7 and 7 48252 67302 2.
Hazard
Affected units
13,281

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 20 recalled by Sockeye Suzys Fish LLC 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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