The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0709-2021·Announced 2021-06-30

Benzs Brand Smoked Salmon Recalled for Listeria Risk

Benzs brand Everything Bagel Spice Pre-Sliced Smoked Salmon may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed across multiple states, and consumers should not eat it.

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: The FDA classified this as a Class I recall involving a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) in a ready-to-eat food product. Although no illnesses have been reported in the source text, Class I designation requires a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. is recalling Benzs brand Everything Bagel Spice Pre-Sliced Smoked Salmon due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product consists of farm-raised Atlantic salmon with spices, salt, sugar, natural hardwood smoke, and sodium nitrite.

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

Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious infection, particularly in pregnant women, young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. Consumers who have purchased this product should not eat it and should dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Benzs brand Everything Bagel Spice Pre-Sliced Smoked Salmon (Farm raised Atlantic Salmon (astaxanthin color added to feed), spices, salt, sugar, natural hardwood smoke, sodium nitrite)
Manufacturer
Banner Smoked Fish Inc.
Hazard
  • listeria

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:

  • AZ
  • CA
  • FL
  • GA
  • IL
  • MA
  • MD
  • NC
  • NE
  • NJ
  • NV
  • NY
  • OR
  • PA
  • SC
  • VA
  • WI