The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0539-2018·Announced 2018-01-10

Rachael's Food Corporation Recalls Smoked Whitefish Due to Listeria Risk

Rachael's Food Corporation is recalling Springfield Smoked Fish Smoked Whole Whitefish because it may be contaminated 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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which per the rubric mandates a severity score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.

Plain-English summary

Rachael's Food Corporation is voluntarily recalling Springfield Smoked Fish Smoked Whole Whitefish, sold in catch weight packages. The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recalled product was distributed nationwide through retail and online sales. The total quantity involved in the recall is 43,606.61 pounds. Affected products have lot or unit numbers ranging from 17171 through 46171.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their lot numbers and stop consuming it if it matches the recalled range. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
SPRINGFIELD SMOKED FISH Smoked Whole Whitefish, catch weight, UPC: N/A
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/Unit Numbers: 17171 through 46171

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 19 recalled by Rachael's Food Corporation 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 19 products in this recall →

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