The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0400-2017·Announced 2016-11-16

Royal Seafood Baza Recalls Pickled and Herring Products for Listeria Risk

Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. is recalling pickled products and herring produced in early March 2016 due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score under 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 the possible contamination of these items with Listeria monocytogenes.

The source text does not specify the geographic distribution of the recalled items, the specific retail locations where they were sold, or the total number of units affected. Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their pantries and refrigerators for items matching the production dates listed above.

Individuals with questions about the recall should contact Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. for further information. Consumers should not consume the recalled products.

The recalled product

Product
Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Cherry Tomatoes packaged in 15 Lb. bulk white plastic bucket labeled in part ***204017**CHERRY TOMATOES BY LB***
Manufacturer
Royal Seafood Baza
Hazard
Affected units
65

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: 3/10 & 3/17

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 →