Banner Smoked Fish Hot Smoked Mackerel Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Banner Smoked Fish Inc. is recalling all lots of its Hot Smoked Mackerel due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed across 17 states.
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. Although no illnesses or hospitalizations are reported in the source, Class I recalls require a severity score of at least 4 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Banner Smoked Fish Inc. is recalling all lots and package sizes of Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Hot Smoked Mackerel (Atlantic Mackerel, Salt, Natural Hardwood Smoke) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled product was distributed in NY, NJ, IL, PA, CA, FL, NE, AZ, MA, MD, VA, NV, OR, WI, NC, SC, and GA. All product within expiry is affected.
Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, young children, elderly individuals, and people with weakened immune systems. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Hot Smoked Mackerel (Atlantic Mackerel, Salt, Natural Hardwood Smoke)
- Manufacturer
- Banner Smoked Fish Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
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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