The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0933-2013·Announced 2013-01-30

Marine Harvest Recalls Cold Smoke Salmon Due to Listeria Risk

Marine Harvest USA is recalling Royal Fjord Smoked Salmon Rounds due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in 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 mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Marine Harvest USA, LLC is recalling Cold Smoke Salmon in vacuum plastic bags, labeled in part: ***Royal Fjord***Smoked Salmon***Rounds***5oz***. The recall is issued because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product is identified by the following codes: 4oz UPC # 810230000127, Lots 235 thru 345, and Process 7951. 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 pantries for the specific lot numbers and UPC code 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: ***Royal Fjord***Smoked Salmon***Rounds***5oz***
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 # 810230000127 Lots = 235 thru 345 Process = 7951

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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