The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0405-2017·Announced 2016-11-16

Royal Seafood Baza Recalls Pickled and Herring Products for Listeria Risk

Royal Seafood Baza is recalling specific pickled and herring products 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 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.

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 possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products include Refrigerated, Ready to Cabbage Boyarskaya packaged in 25 Lb. bulk white plastic buckets. The recall covers 163 buckets distributed to retail stores in New York and Pennsylvania. Affected items may bear lot codes 3/9, 3/11, or 3/16 printed in black ink on the label.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their inventory 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 Cabbage Boyarskaya packaged in 25 Lb. bulk white plastic bucket labeled in part ***204259**CABBAGE BOYARSKAYA BY LB***
Manufacturer
Royal Seafood Baza
Hazard
Affected units
163

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 (3)

  • Lot code in black ink on label: 3/9
  • 3/11
  • & 3/16

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 →