The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0726-2021·Announced 2021-06-30

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. Cream Sauce Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. is recalling cream sauce products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall affects products distributed across multiple states.

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 recall as Class I, which mandates a minimum score of 4 per the rubric. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen known to cause serious illness and is of particular concern in ready-to-eat products.

Plain-English summary

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. is recalling cream sauce products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The cream sauce contains cultured cream, modified food starch (corn), sodium tripolyphosphate, carrageenan, locust bean gum, guar gum, sodium benzoate, and potassium sorbate.

All lots and all package sizes of the product within expiry date are included in this recall. The affected 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 this product should not consume it. If you have this cream sauce in your home, do not use it. Listeria monocytogenes is a serious health hazard, particularly for pregnant women, very young children, elderly individuals, and people with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Banner Smoked Fish Inc., Cream Sauce; INGREDIENTS: Cultured Cream, Contains less than 2% of: modified food starch (corn), sodium tripolyphosphate, carrageenan, locust bean gum, guar gum, and less than 1% of sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate
Manufacturer
Banner Smoked Fish Inc.
Hazard
  • listeria
  • bacterial-contamination

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