The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0544-2018·Announced 2018-01-10

Rachael's Food Corporation Recalls Springfield Smoked Whitefish Meat

Rachael's Food Corporation is recalling Springfield Smoked Whitefish Meat due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Rachael's Food Corporation is recalling Springfield Smoked Whitefish Meat, 5 lb bags, because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves 43,606.61 pounds of the product, identified by lot numbers 18171 through 43171 and UPC 045049117111.

The affected product was distributed nationwide through retail and online sales. Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
SPRINGFIELD SMOKED Whitefish Meat, 5 lb bag, UPC: 045049117111
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: 18171 through 43171

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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