Severe FDA (Food)·F-1124-2016·Announced 2016-04-27

Native Catch Salmon Bacon Recalled for Potential Botulism Risk

Swinomish Fish Company is recalling Native Catch Salmon Bacon, Peppered flavor, due to potential Clostridium botulinum contamination discovered during a routine inspection.

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: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves Clostridium botulinum, a high-risk pathogen associated with serious injury, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Swinomish Fish Company, Inc. is recalling Native Catch Salmon Bacon, Peppered flavor, because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. The product is ground and seasoned skinless/boneless salmon that is extruded, peppered, smoked, cooled, and vacuum packed in 8 oz., 14 oz., and 5 lbs. clear vacuum bags. The label states "keep refrigerated or frozen."

The potential for contamination was identified after a routine inspection by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) discovered that the product had potentially been under processed. The affected product is identified by UPC 7 51778 15900 0 and BEST BY codes of 1/23/16 and 3/16/16. The recall involves 6 7/8 oz. packages, 2 7/14 oz. packages, and 3 5 lbs. packages.

The product was distributed in California, Florida, and Washington. Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product: Native Catch Salmon Bacon, Peppered flavor. UPC: 7 51778 15900 0. Peppered Salmon Bacon is ground and seasoned skinless/boneless salmon, extruded, peppered, smoked, cooled and vacuum packed in 8 oz., 14 oz. and 5 lbs. clear vacuum bags. Label states keep refrigerated or fro
Manufacturer: Swinomish Fish Company, Inc
Category: Food — Smoked Fish
Hazard: botulism
under-processing

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)

BEST BY codes 1/23/16 and 3/16/16.

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Swinomish Fish Company, 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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Same manufacturer · Swinomish Fish Company, Inc

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