The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0708-2021·Announced 2021-06-30

Smoked Fish Products Recalled for Listeria monocytogenes Contamination

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. is recalling multiple brands of sliced pastrami-style smoked salmon due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. All lots and package sizes are affected.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class I recall for Listeria monocytogenes contamination in a ready-to-eat food product. Although no illnesses or deaths are explicitly reported in the source text, Class I designation combined with Listeria—a high-risk pathogen capable of serious infection—meets the criterion for a Severe (4) rating.

Plain-English summary

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. is recalling the following smoked salmon products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes:

a.) Banner Smoked Fish Inc. Sliced Pastrami Style Nova (Salmon, Salt, Sugar, Spices, Sodium Nitrite, Natural Wood Smoke) b.) Benz's brand Gourmet Smoked-Sliced Pastrami Style Nova (Salmon, Salt, Sugar, Spices, Sodium Nitrite, Natural Smoke) c.) Golden Taste brand Pastrami Style Nova, Spices Added d.) Raskins brand Smoked Fish Pastrami Style Sliced Nova (Farm-raised Atlantic Salmon, pastrami spices, salt, sugar, sodium nitrite, natural hardwood smoke)

All lots, all package sizes, and all product within expiry dates are included in this recall. The products were distributed in NY, NJ, IL, PA, CA, FL, NE, AZ, MA, MD, VA, NV, OR, WI, NC, SC, and GA.

Consumers who have purchased these products should not consume them. If you have these products, you may return them to the place of purchase for a full refund or discard them. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious or life-threatening infections, particularly in pregnant women, young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
a.) Banner Smoked Fish Inc. Sliced Pastrami Style Nova (Salmon (fish), Salt, Sugar, Spices, Sodium Nitrite, Natural Wood Smoke) b.) Benzs brand Gourmet Smoked-Sliced Pastrami Style Nova (Salmon (fish), Salt, Sugar, Spices, Sodium Nitrite, natural Smoke) c.) Golden Taste bra
Manufacturer
Banner Smoked Fish Inc.
Category
Food — Smoked Fish / Ready-to-Eat
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 (3)

  • All lots
  • all package sizes
  • all product within expiry

Distribution

Distributed in 17 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 36 recalled by Banner Smoked Fish Inc. 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.

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