The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0733-2021·Announced 2021-06-30

Smoked Whitefish Salad Recall Due to Listeria Contamination

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. is recalling Marshall's Best brand and Banner brand Smoked Whitefish Salad products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 as a Class I recall. Although no illnesses or injuries are explicitly reported in the source text, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen known to cause serious infections and hospitalizations, and the agency's Class I classification mandates a minimum score of 4 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. is recalling Marshall's Best brand Smoked Whitefish Salad and Banner brand Whitefish Salad products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recalled products were distributed across multiple states including New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Pennsylvania, California, Florida, Nebraska, Arizona, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, Nevada, Oregon, Wisconsin, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. All lots, all package sizes, and all product within expiry dates are included in this recall.

Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogen that can cause serious infections, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. Consumers who have purchased these products should not consume them and should dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
a.) Marshall s Best brand Smoked Whitefish Salad; Ingredients: Smoked Whitefish (whitefish, salt, natural hardwood smoke), Mayonnaise (egg yok, soya oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, mustard, calcium disodium edta, Panko (Wheat Flour, Sugar, Yeast, Soybean Oil, Salt), Salt, Spice, Less
Manufacturer
Banner Smoked Fish Inc.
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard
  • listeria
  • pathogenic-bacteria

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

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