Banner Smoked Fish Lox Style Cold Smoked Steelhead Listeria Contamination Recall
Banner Smoked Fish Inc. is recalling New York Steelhead Hudson Valley Fisheries brand Lox Style Cold Smoked Steelhead because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. All lots and package sizes are affected.
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 FDA classified this as a Class I recall, and the hazard is Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen with known potential to cause serious illness and death, particularly in vulnerable populations. Class I recall status requires a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Banner Smoked Fish Inc. is recalling New York Steelhead Hudson Valley Fisheries brand Lox Style Cold Smoked Steelhead from all lots and package sizes because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, elderly individuals, and immunocompromised persons. The contamination was identified during food safety testing.
The recalled product was distributed to consumers in the following states: New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Pennsylvania, California, Florida, Nebraska, Arizona, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, Nevada, Oregon, Wisconsin, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Anyone who may have consumed the product and experiences symptoms consistent with Listeria infection (fever, muscle aches, headache, or gastrointestinal symptoms) should seek medical attention and inform their healthcare provider of the potential exposure.
The recalled product
- Product
- New York Steelhead Hudson Valley Fisheries brand Lox Style Cold Smoked Steelhead
- Manufacturer
- Banner Smoked Fish Inc.
- 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
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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