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.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. 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
- Category
- Food — Pickled / Seafood
- 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
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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