The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0387-2017·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 Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls must be scored as at least 4 (Severe).

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 004946. The specific lot code for the recalled herring is 05.15.2016. Approximately 300 units 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. If the products are found, consumers should discard them or return them to the place of purchase.

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**Pacific Herring Fillet in Oil**Net Wt. 16.2 oz. (460g)*** UPC # 825512 004946
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 →