The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0929-2013·Announced 2013-01-30

Marine Harvest Recalls Cold Smoke Salmon for Listeria Risk

Marine Harvest USA is recalling 800 lbs of cold smoke salmon due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed across 16 states and Puerto Rico.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are assigned a score of 5.

Plain-English summary

Marine Harvest USA, LLC is recalling 800 pounds of cold smoke salmon in vacuum plastic bags. The product is labeled in part with the words "Silver Source Smoked Salmon" and "Salmon Salar." The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product includes 800 lbs total, with 663 lbs currently on hold. The specific reorders numbers involved are 230237, 230251, and 230254, with a process number of 7843 and lots ranging from 249 through 291. The product was distributed in Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Puerto Rico.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific lot and reorder numbers listed above. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Cold Smoke Salmon in vacuum plastic bags, labeled in part: ***Silver***Source***Smoked***Salmon***Salmon Salar***
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 17 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 11 recalled by Marine Harvest USA, 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.

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