The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0385-2016·Announced 2015-12-16

Skipanon Brand Canned Smoked Salmon Recalled for Under-Processing Risk

Skipanon Brand Seafoods LLC is recalling approximately 57,000 cans of smoked Chinook salmon due to lack of documentation and possible under-processing, which could lead to 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 illness, 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 Skipanon Brand Seafood Smoked Chinook Salmon. The recall is due to a lack of documentation and the possibility that the product was under-processed. Under-processed seafood can lead to contamination with Clostridium botulinum.

The affected product is identified by a paper label with a yellow background and red border, listing ingredients as Salmon, Sea Salt, Brown Sugar, and Natural Hardwood Smoke. The cans have a UPC of 58071 00112 and a can code beginning with OCC. The net weight is 5 1/2 oz. (156g).

The product was distributed to Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, and was also sold to internet customers nationwide via skipanonbrand.com. Consumers should stop consuming the product and return it to the place of purchase or contact the manufacturer for instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Canned Smoked Chinook Salmon with paper label reading in part: "***SKIPANON BRAND SEAFOOD SMOKED CHINOOK SALMON***Ingredients: Salmon, Sea Salt, Brown Sugar Natural Hardwood Smoke. Net wt. 5 1/2 oz. (156g)***" UPC: 58071 00112 Can code beginning with OCC. Label has a ye
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 →