The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0386-2017·Announced 2016-11-16

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.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. 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
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

Distributed in 2 states:

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.

See all 29 products in this recall →

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