Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-1154-2017·Announced 2017-01-11

FDA Recalls Fresh Seafood Herring Fillets for Listeria Risk

Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. is recalling refrigerated herring fillets in oil due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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 per the rubric, as Class I recalls involve a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. is voluntarily recalling refrigerated, ready-to-eat herring fillets in oil sold under the FRESH SEAFOOD label. The product is packaged in plastic retail containers in two sizes: 10.9 oz (310g) with UPC 825512 004977 and 16.2 oz (460g) with UPC 825512 004984. The recall involves 1,171 containers of the 10.9 oz size and 2,706 containers of the 16.2 oz size.

The recall is being conducted 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 distributed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and North Carolina. Consumers who have purchased these products should check their refrigerators for the specific UPC codes and Best Before 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 Fillet in Oil sold under the FRESH SEAFOOD label, packaged in plastic retail containers (tubs), Net Wt. 10.9 oz. (310g) - UPC 825512 004977, and Net Wt. 16.2 oz. (460g) - UPC 825512 004984 --- Manufactured by R.S.B., NY 10303
Manufacturer: Royal Seafood Baza, Inc.
Category: Food — Seafood
Hazard: listeria

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 →

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