Frozen Cooked Lobster Meat Recalled for Listeria monocytogenes Contamination
Cap Sur Mer, Inc. is recalling frozen cooked lobster meat found to contain Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which is the highest severity level indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Cap Sur Mer, Inc. is recalling 13 cases of Frozen Cooked Lobster Meat (TCK Nautifish 6 X 2 lbs. Plastic Bags) due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. The contamination was identified through laboratory analysis of the product or a previous product from the same date code.
The affected product was manufactured on November 5, 2012, and November 6, 2012, with date codes 12 310 and 12 311. The specific lot number is 50022 R and the product number is 339 703. The recall involves 13 cases, each containing six 2-pound plastic bags.
The product was distributed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Raynham, Massachusetts; and Taunton, Massachusetts. Consumers who have this product in their possession should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Frozen Cooked Lobster Meat. TCK Nautifish 6 X 2 lbs. Plastic Bags, 6 individual per case. Keep Frozen
- Manufacturer
- Cap Sur Mer, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Seafood
- 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 (4)
- Date of Manufacture: 11/05/12
- 11/06/12
- Date Code: 12 310 - 12 311. Lot #50022 R
- Product # 339 703
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by Cap Sur Mer, 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.
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