The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0932-2013·Announced 2013-01-30

Marine Harvest Recalls Cold Smoke Salmon for Listeria Risk

Marine Harvest USA is recalling 951 lbs of H E B brand cold smoke salmon due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Marine Harvest USA, LLC is recalling 951 lbs of Cold Smoke Salmon in vacuum plastic bags. The product is labeled in part as "H E B ALL NATURAL SMOKED SALMON Sliced and Ready to Serve 4 oz". The recall is issued because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product is identified by the UPC # 041220630417, Lots 249 through 291, and Process 1936. The recall covers distribution 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 numbers and UPC listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Cold Smoke Salmon in vacuum plastic bags, labeled in part: ***H E B***ALL NATURAL***SMOKED***SALMON***Sliced and Ready to Serve***4 oz***
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 (1)

  • 4oz UPC # 041220630417 Lots = 249 thru 291 Process = 1936

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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