FDA Recalls Royal Baza Herring for Potential Listeria Contamination
Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. is recalling 200 vacuum-packed herring products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were distributed across seven states.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score.
Plain-English summary
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recalling 200 vacuum-packed units of refrigerated, ready-to-eat herring in brine sold under the ROYAL Baza label. The recall is being conducted by Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products are vacuum packaged in clear bags and labeled with the UPC 204874 000269. The specific units involved have pack dates ranging from 11.09.16 to 11.30.16. The recall is classified as Class I by the FDA.
The recalled herring was distributed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and North Carolina. Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific packaging and dates listed above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Herring in Brine sold under the ROYAL Baza label, vacuum packaged in a clear bag and labeled in part, ** ROYAL baza ** HERRING MALOSOLNAYA IN VACUUM BY PC ** UPC 204874 000269 ** 175 Lake Ave., Staten Island, NY 10303**
- Manufacturer
- Royal Seafood Baza, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Seafood
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 200
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)
- Herring product vacuum packed with pack dates "11.09.16" - "11.30.16"
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 17 recalled by Royal Seafood Baza, 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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