The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1152-2017·Announced 2017-01-11

Royal Seafood Baza Recalls Pacific Herring Fillets for Listeria Risk

Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. is recalling refrigerated Pacific Herring Fillets in Oil due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in seven states.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. is recalling refrigerated, ready-to-eat Pacific Herring Fillet in Oil sold under the firm's FRESH SEAFOOD label. The product is packaged in plastic retail containers in two sizes: 10.9 oz (310g) with UPC 825512 004939 and 16.2 oz (460g) with UPC 825512 004946. The recall involves 1,190 containers of the 10.9 oz size and 976 containers of the 16.2 oz size.

The recall is being issued because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected herring products were packaged with Best Before dates ranging from November 30, 2016, through February 28, 2017. The product was manufactured by R.S.B. in Staten Island, NY.

The recalled product 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 UPC codes and Best Before dates listed above. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Pacific Herring Fillet in Oil sold under the firm's FRESH SEAFOOD label in plastic retail containers (tubs), Net Wt. 10.9 oz. (310g) - UPC 825512 004939, and Net Wt. 16.2 oz. (460g) - UPC 825512 004946 --- Manufactured By: R.S.B. Staten Island, NY 10303
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)

  • Herring product packaged with Best Before dates: 11.30.2016 through 02.28.2017

Distribution

Distributed in 7 states:

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.

See all 17 products in this recall →