The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0956-2013·Announced 2013-02-06

Dawn's Foods Recalls Smoked Salmon Dip Due to Pathogen Risk

Dawn's Foods is voluntarily recalling 5 lb and 10 oz smoked salmon dip products because the packaging may allow pathogen growth.

What this means for you

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 products, which aligns with the rubric for high-risk pathogens or 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 smoked salmon dip products 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 the affected container sizes may provide a viable environment for pathogen growth.

The affected products include Five Star Dip Smoked Salmon Dip (10 oz) and Dawn's Smoked Salmon Dip (5 lbs), both manufactured by Dawn's Foods, Inc. in Portage, Wisconsin. The recall covers approximately 11,841 lbs of product distributed in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. The code dates for the affected units range from January 9, 2013, to March 5, 2013.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific UPCs and code dates listed above. If you have these products, you should discard them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Five Star Dip Smoked Salmon Dip Net WT 10 oz (284g). UPC: 0 32345 61463 5 Mfg By Dawn Food, Portage, WI 53901. Dawns Smoked Salmon Dip NET WT 5 LBS (2.27 kg) UPC: 0 32345 61480 2 MFG BY DAWN'S FOODS, INC., PORTAGE, WI 53901
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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