Agency classClass IOur severity:Critical FDA (Food)·F-1155-2017·Announced 2017-01-11

FDA Recalls Fresh Seafood Holland Herring for Listeria Risk

Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. is recalling 1,351 containers of Fresh Seafood Holland Herring 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 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

Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. is recalling 1,351 containers of refrigerated, ready-to-eat Holland Herring in Oil sold under the Fresh Seafood label. The product is packaged in a 24-ounce plastic retail tub and carries the UPC 825512 008128. The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected herring was distributed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and North Carolina. Consumers should check their refrigerators for this product, which was packaged with Best Before dates ranging from November 30, 2016, through February 28, 2017.

Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The recall is classified as Class I by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The recalled product

Product: Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Holland Herring in Oil sold under the FRESH SEAFOOD label, packaged in a plastic retail container (tub), Net Wt. 24 oz. (680g) - UPC 825512 008128 --- Produced By: R.S.B. New York, NY 11691
Manufacturer: Royal Seafood Baza, Inc.
Category: Food — Seafood
Hazard: listeria
Affected units: 1,351

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.

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