The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0381-2016·Announced 2015-12-16

Skipanon Brand Canned Smoked Salmon Recalled for Processing Concerns

Skipanon Brand Seafoods is recalling canned smoked peppered Chinook salmon due to lack of documentation and possible under-processing, which could allow Clostridium botulinum contamination.

What this means for you

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 (Clostridium botulinum) without reported illnesses, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Skipanon Brand Seafoods LLC is recalling approximately 57,000 cans of Canned Smoked Peppered Chinook Salmon. The recall includes products with a paper label featuring a yellow background, brown stripe, and the word "Peppered" in a red bubble. The specific product is identified by the UPC 58071 00114 and can codes beginning with OCCH.

The recall was initiated due to a lack of documentation and the possibility that the product was under-processed. Under-processed seafood poses a risk of contamination with Clostridium botulinum. The affected products were distributed to Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, and were also sold to customers nationwide via the company's website, skipanonbrand.com.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for further instructions. The recall covers all lots of the specified canned smoked peppered Chinook salmon.

The recalled product

Product
Canned Smoked Peppered Chinook Salmon with paper label reading in part: ***SKIPANON BRAND SEAFOOD Peppered SMOKED CHINOOK SALMON Ingredients: Salmon, Sea Salt, Brown Sugar, Cracked Peppercorns, Natural Hardwood Smoke***Net wt. 5 1/2 oz. (156g)***" UPC: 58071 00114 Can cod
Affected units
57,000

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)

  • All lots

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 15 recalled by Skipanon Brand Seafoods 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.

See all 15 products in this recall →