The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0579-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Catsmo Red Beet Smoked Salmon Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Catsmo LLC is recalling Red Beet smoked salmon products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers in 11 states and D.C. should discard the product.

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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Catsmo LLC is recalling approximately 3,800 pounds of Catsmo brand Red Beet (4oz.) smoked salmon products. The products were manufactured on November 19, 2019, by Catsmo Acquisition LLC and packaged in vacuum pouches. The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products carry Lot Code 7432 and an expiration date of December 11, 2019. Distribution was limited to New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Minnesota, North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C.

Consumers who purchased these products should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. The recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Catsmo brand Red Beet (4oz.) 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 (1)

  • Lot Codes: 7432 Expiration date: 12/11/19

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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