Banquet Cut European Style Cold Smoked Salmon Recalled for Botulinum Risk
Seabear Company is recalling Banquet Cut European Style Cold Smoked Salmon due to potential for growth of Clostridium botulinum. The affected product was distributed in Arizona, California, and Georgia.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II recall involving a high-risk pathogen (Clostridium botulinum) with potential for growth. Although no illnesses or deaths are reported in the source text, botulinum toxin poses serious risk of hospitalization and death; the potential-for-growth language meets the Severe threshold under the rubric's criteria for Class II recalls involving significant risk of harm.
Plain-English summary
Seabear Company is recalling Banquet Cut European Style Cold Smoked Salmon (Item Number 2-92845, brand Gerard and Dominique Seafoods) due to potential for growth of Clostridium botulinum.
The recalled product consists of 126 cases (756 pouches) with UPC 2 92845 00250 3 for individual pouches and UPC 7 52047 92845 7 for master cases. The product was frozen and distributed in Arizona, California, and Georgia. The affected production includes Pack Dates 21-237 and 21-238 with Frozen Best By Dates of 08/25/23 and 08/26/23.
The product instructions state: "KEEP FROZEN UNTIL USED. THAW UNDER REFRIGERATION AT OR BELOW 38F. USE BY 30 DAYS AFTER THAW." Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Those who have this product in their home should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Banquet Cut European Style Cold Smoked Salmon, Item Number 2-92845, brand Gerard and Dominique Seafoods, packaged in pouch, net wt. per pouch is random, frozen, UPC of pouch: 2 92845 00250 3. The storage/thawing instructions on the pouch is read in parts: "***KEEP FROZEN UNTIL
- Manufacturer
- Seabear Company
- Category
- Food — Seafood / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- botulinum
- pathogenic-growth
Distribution
Distributed in 3 states:
- AZ
- CA
- GA
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