Royal Seafood Baza Recalls Pickled and Herring Products for Listeria Risk
Royal Seafood Baza is recalling pickled and herring products produced in late February and early March 2016 due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, the hazard involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. has initiated a recall of 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 the possibility of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products include refrigerated, ready-to-eat sour cabbage packaged in 25-pound bulk white plastic buckets. The specific lot code for the recalled sour cabbage is 03/02, printed in black ink on the label. The products 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. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Refrigerated, ready-to-eat SOUR CABBAGE BY LB packaged in a 25 Lb. bulk white plastic bucket labeled in part ***204023**MARINATED CABBAGE BY LB***
- Manufacturer
- Royal Seafood Baza
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 92
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 in black ink on label: 03/02
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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