The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0729-2021·Announced 2021-06-30

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. Pickled Herring Salad Listeria Contamination Recall

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Pickled Herring Salad is being recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. 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 classified this as a Class I recall, which requires a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen associated with serious illness and potential hospitalization.

Plain-English summary

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. is recalling its Pickled Herring Salad product because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious illness.

The recalled product consists of all lots and package sizes of Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Pickled Herring Salad that are within their expiration date. The product was 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. Anyone who has consumed the product and is experiencing symptoms of Listeria infection should contact their healthcare provider. Retailers and food service establishments that received this product should remove it from shelves and verify its return or destruction with the company.

The recalled product

Product
Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Pickled Herring Salad; Ingredients: Chopped Herring, Mayonnaise (Soya Oil, Egg Yolks, Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Mustard), Apple Sauce (Apples, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Water), Onions, Salt, Acidic Acid, Matzo Meal (Flour, Water), Sodium…

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:

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.

See all 36 products in this recall →

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