The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1127-2018·Announced 2018-05-02

Seabear Recalls Cold Smoked Coho Salmon Lox Due to Salt Deviations

Seabear Company is recalling 2,080 units of Cold Smoked Wild Coho Salmon Lox due to water phase salt deviations and mislabeled storage instructions.

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 source text explicitly states the agency classification is Class I. Per the rubric, if the agency's own classification is FDA Class I, the score must never go below 4. Since no deaths are reported in the text, the score is 4 (Severe) rather than 5 (Critical).

Plain-English summary

Seabear Company is voluntarily recalling 2,080 units of 3-ounce Cold Smoked Wild Coho Salmon Lox, sold under the Gerard & Dominique Seafoods brand. The recall was initiated due to water phase salt deviations and mislabeling of storage instructions on the finished product labels.

The affected product is identified by UPC 7 52047 92635 4 and Lot # CSCO-17339. The pack date is 17340, which corresponds to December 6, 2017, based on the Julian date coding provided in the source. The product was distributed nationwide.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific lot number and UPC. If the product matches the description, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Cold Smoked Wild Coho Salmon Lox , Gerard & Dominique Seafoods brand, Reduced Oxygen Packaging, Net Wt. 3 oz (85g). UPC 7 52047 92635 4. The package label of the Cold Smoked Coho Salmon bears this instructions "***KEEP REFRIGERATED AT OR BELOW 38 F***". The master case lab
Manufacturer
Seabear Company

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 (2)

  • 339=Day (December 5th) Pack Date is 17340
  • which is also in Julian Date coding

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Seabear Company 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.

See all 2 products in this recall →