The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0551-2018·Announced 2018-01-10

Rachael's Food Corporation Recalls Hot Smoked Salmon Steaks

Rachael's Food Corporation is recalling Springfield Smoked Fish Hot Smoked Salmon Steaks 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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which is the most serious classification indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Rachael's Food Corporation is voluntarily recalling approximately 43,606.61 pounds of Springfield Smoked Fish Hot Smoked Salmon Steaks. The product is being recalled because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recalled product was sold nationwide through retail and online sales. The specific lot number for the affected product is 43471. The product is sold in catch weights and does not have a UPC listed.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot number and stop consuming the product if it matches. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall.

The recalled product

Product
SPRINGFIELD SMOKED FISH Hot Smoked Salmon Steaks, catch weights, UPC: N/A
Hazard

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot/Unit Numbers: 43471

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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