The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0953-2013·Announced 2013-02-06

Dawn's Foods Recalls Ocean Harbor Smoked Salmon Spread Due to Pathogen Risk

Dawn's Foods is voluntarily recalling Ocean Harbor Smoked Salmon Spread in 5 lb and 10 oz containers because the packaging may allow pathogen growth.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a risk of pathogen growth in ready-to-eat seafood without reported illnesses, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Dawn's Foods, Inc. is conducting a voluntary recall of certain seafood products, specifically Ocean Harbor Smoked Salmon Spread, packaged in 5 lb and 10 oz containers. The recall is being conducted out of an abundance of caution because the company cannot exclude the possibility that these specific container sizes may create a viable environment for pathogen growth.

The affected product is distributed by Roundy's Inc. and is identified by the UPC 0 32345-77707 1. The recall covers product with codes ranging from 1/9/13 to 3/05/13. The total quantity involved is 6,940 lbs, and the product was distributed in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific packaging and UPC listed above. If they have the affected product, they should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Ocean Harbor Smoked Salmon Spread Net Wt 5 lb.(2.27 kg). UPC: 0 32345-77707 1 Dist by Roundy's Inc.
Manufacturer
Dawn's Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Seafood / Ready-to-Eat
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)

  • 1/9/13 -3/05/13

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 7 recalled by Dawn's Foods, 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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