The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0387-2016·Announced 2015-12-16

Skipanon Brand Canned Smoked Sockeye Salmon Recalled for Processing Concerns

Skipanon Brand Seafoods LLC is recalling approximately 57,000 cans of smoked sockeye salmon due to lack of documentation and possible under-processing.

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) due to possible under-processing, but the source text does not report any illnesses or injuries, meeting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Skipanon Brand Seafoods LLC is recalling approximately 57,000 cans of Skipanon Brand Seafood Smoked Sockeye Salmon. The affected product is sold in 5.5-ounce cans with a paper label featuring a yellow background and gray stripe. The recall includes all lots, identified by can codes beginning with OCB and UPC 58071 00140.

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 product was distributed to Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, and was also sold to internet customers nationwide via skipanonbrand.com.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase or contact the manufacturer for instructions. The recall covers all cans and pouches of Skipanon Brand seafood, including smoked salmon products.

The recalled product

Product
Canned Smoked Sockeye Salmon with paper label reading in part: ***SKIPANON BRAND SEAFOOD SMOKED SOCKEYE SALMON***Ingredients: Sockeye Salmon, Sea Salt, Brown Sugar, Natural Hardwood Smoke. NET wt. 5.5 oz. (170g)***" UPC: 58071 00140 Can code beginning with OCB. Label
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 →