The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0737-2021·Announced 2021-06-30

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. Cold Smoked Tuna Recalled for Listeria Risk

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Cold Smoked Tuna is being recalled because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. All lots and package sizes are affected.

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 agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes."

Plain-English summary

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. is recalling all lots of its Cold Smoked Tuna product because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product consists of tuna, salt, sugar, and natural wood smoke.

The recall affects product distributed in NY, NJ, IL, PA, CA, FL, NE, AZ, MA, MD, VA, NV, OR, WI, NC, SC, and GA. All package sizes and all product within expiry are included in the recall.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. If you have this product in your home, you should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Cold Smoked Tuna; Ingredients: Tuna, Salt, Sugar, Natural Wood Smoke
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

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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