The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0913-2013·Announced 2013-01-23

Ocean Beauty Recalls Cold-Smoked Salmon for Listeria Contamination

Ocean Beauty Seafoods is recalling 3-ounce packages of Nathan's Nova Salmon because a sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a minimum score of 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in a ready-to-eat food product is a critical health hazard.

Plain-English summary

Ocean Beauty Seafoods, LLC is recalling 272 cases of 3-ounce packages of Nathan's Traditional Delicatessen Nova Salmon. The product is cold-smoked salmon packaged in vacuum plastic bags that are partially clear and partially colored black, white, gold, and pink. The recall was initiated after a sample of the product was found positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product was produced on October 11, 2012, and carries the Julian Date 285. It was distributed nationwide to distributors and retailers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, and Washington.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific packaging and date codes listed above. They should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Cold-smoked salmon in vacuum plastic bags that are partially clear and partially colored black, white, gold and pink. Nathan's, 3oz Nova Salmon, has the UPC 0 73030 80368 2. The front panel is labeled in part: "***NATHAN'S TRADITIONAL DELICATESSEN NOVA SALMON CLASSIC SMOK
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)

  • Produced on October 11
  • 2012
  • Julian Date 285.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 13 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Ocean Beauty Seafoods, LLC 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 2 products in this recall →