The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0399-2017·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. Affected items were distributed in New York and Pennsylvania.

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 source metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which corresponds to a Critical severity score under the rubric.

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 specific product involved is Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Herring Super Dunayskaya packaged in clear vacuum packages. The affected units are identified by the lot code 3/14 printed in black ink on the label. The recall covers 10 cases, with 20 pieces per case.

These products were distributed to retail stores in New York and Pennsylvania. Consumers who have purchased these items should check their refrigerators for the specific production dates and lot codes mentioned above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Herring Super Dunayskaya packaged in clear vacuum package labeled in part ***204450**HERRING SUPER DUNAYSKAYA IN VACUUM BY PC***
Manufacturer
Royal Seafood Baza
Hazard

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: 3/14

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 →