The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0730-2021·Announced 2021-06-30

Banner Smoked Whitefish Meat Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. is recalling all lots of its Smoked Whitefish Meat due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was 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 recall as Class I. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious infection, particularly in vulnerable populations, and warrants a Severe severity rating per the classification standard.

Plain-English summary

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. is recalling Banner brand Smoked Whitefish Meat (ingredients: Whitefish, Salt, Natural Wood Smoke) because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall affects all lots and package sizes of the product that remain within their expiration date. The affected 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. If you have this product in your home, dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Smoked Whitefish Meat; ING: Whitefish (Fish), Salt, Natural Wood Smoke)

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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