Ocean Beauty Seafoods Recalls Hot Smoked Salmon for Botulism Risk
Ocean Beauty Seafoods is recalling Hot Smoked Salmon Variety Packs sold at Aldi due to potential Clostridium botulinum contamination from low salt content.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Clostridium botulinum) and is classified as FDA Class II. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls involving significant injury risks or high-risk pathogens without reported illness are typically scored as Severe (4) or High (3); given the severity of botulism, 4 is appropriate.
Plain-English summary
Ocean Beauty Seafoods LLC is recalling specific lots of Hot Smoked Salmon Variety Packs distributed by Aldi Inc. The affected products include Traditional, Cracked Black Pepper, and Cajun Flavored varieties, each in 4-ounce packages. The recall involves 4,835 master cases, with each case containing 12 individual 4-ounce packs.
The recall is being issued because certain lots of the product were found to have water-phase salt (WPS) content below 3.5%. This low salt level creates a potential for contamination with Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium that causes botulism. The products were distributed directly in Georgia, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their packages for the specific lot numbers listed in the official recall notice. If the lot number matches, consumers should not eat the product and should dispose of it or return it to the store of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Hot Smoked Salmon Variety Pack. ITEM # F3120SS9, Aldi ID# 51326. Each master case contains 12/4 oz. packs (4 packs of each flavor - Traditional, Cracked Black Pepper, and Cajun Flavored). Traditional, Hot Smoked Salmon, 4 oz. UPC 041498234881. Cajun Flavored, Hot Smoked…
- Manufacturer
- Ocean Beauty Seafoods LLC
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Distribution
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