The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0576-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Catsmo Pastrami Flavored Smoked Salmon Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Catsmo LLC is recalling approximately 3,800 lbs of Pastrami flavored smoked salmon products 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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

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. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are assigned a score of 4 or higher.

Plain-English summary

Catsmo LLC is voluntarily recalling approximately 3,800 lbs of Catsmo brand Pastrami flavored smoked salmon products. The affected products include whole and sliced varieties in 4 oz. and 8 oz. vacuum pouches, manufactured on November 19, 2019. The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recalled products were distributed in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Minnesota, North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C. Consumers should check their pantries for products with lot codes 7415, 7417, 7420, or 7432 and expiration dates of December 11, 2019, or December 15 or 16, 2019.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and contact Catsmo LLC for further instructions or a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Catsmo brand Pastrami flavored (Whole, Sliced, 4oz., 8 oz.) smoked salmon products manufactured on 11/19/19 by Catsmo Acquisition LLC packaged in vacuum pouches.
Manufacturer
CATSMO LLC
Hazard
Affected units
3,800

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 (5)

  • Lot Codes: 7415
  • 7417
  • 7420
  • 7432 Expiration dates: 12/11/19
  • 12/15/19 or 12/16/19

Distribution

Distributed in 11 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 7 recalled by CATSMO LLC 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 7 products in this recall →

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