Royal Seafood Baza Recalls Herring and Pickled Products for Listeria Risk
Royal Seafood Baza is recalling specific herring and pickled products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. has issued a recall for all pickled products produced on March 1, 2016, and March 2, 2016, as well as all herring products produced on February 29, 2016. The recall is being conducted due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products include refrigerated, ready-to-eat herring in brine sold under the Fresh Seafood brand name. These items are packaged in 16.2 oz. (460g) plastic retail containers and bear the UPC # 825512 004984. The specific lot code for the recalled herring is 05.15.2016.
The recall covers 300 units that were distributed to retail stores in New York and Pennsylvania. Consumers who have purchased these products should check their refrigerators for the specific production dates and lot codes listed above and dispose of any affected items.
The recalled product
- Product
- Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Herring in Brine under firms brand name FRESH SEAFOOD packaged in a 16.2 oz. (460g) plastic retail container labeled in part ***FRESH**SEAFOOD**Herring Fillet in Oil**Net Wt. 16.2 oz. (460g)*** UPC # 825512 004984
- Manufacturer
- Royal Seafood Baza
- Category
- Food — Seafood
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 300
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)
- lot code 05.15.2016.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 29 recalled by Royal Seafood Baza 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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