The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0360-2016·Announced 2016-01-20

Sockeye Suzy Fish Recalls Smoked Chinook Salmon Cans

Sockeye Suzys Fish LLC is recalling 13,281 cans of smoked Chinook salmon in Oregon and Washington 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 is classified as FDA Class II and involves Clostridium botulinum, a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious injury, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Sockeye Suzys Fish LLC is voluntarily recalling 13,281 cans of Smoked Chinook (salmon) under the Sockeye Suzy Fish brand. The product is packaged in 6-ounce metal cans with UPC 7 48252 67282 7. The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.

The affected product was distributed in Oregon and Washington. Consumers should look for production codes starting with OC. The last date of distribution for the recalled products was September 2015.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop consuming it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Smoked Chinook (salmon), Sockeye Suzy Fish brand, metal can with a net weight of 6 oz. UPC 7 48252 67282 7
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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