Banner Smoked Fish Sable Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Banner Smoked Fish Inc. is recalling all lots of its Sable (Black Cod) product due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Affected products were distributed across multiple 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 has classified this as a Class I recall, and the hazard involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. Although no illnesses or hospitalizations are reported in the source text, the agency classification and the serious nature of Listeria contamination meet the Severe criteria.
Plain-English summary
Banner Smoked Fish Inc. is recalling all lots of Sable (Black Cod) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product is manufactured by Banner Smoked Fish Inc. and contains fish, salt, garlic, natural wood smoke, and sodium nitrite as a preservative.
All package sizes and all product within expiry dates are included in this recall. The affected product was distributed in NY, NJ, IL, PA, CA, FL, NE, AZ, MA, MD, VA, NV, OR, WI, NC, SC, and GA.
Listeria monocytogenes is a serious pathogen that can cause severe illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, 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 Sable (Black Cod, (fish), salt, garlic, natural wood smoke, sodium nitrite as a preservative
- Manufacturer
- Banner Smoked Fish Inc.
- Category
- Food — Seafood / 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
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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