FDA Recalls Fresh Seafood Herring for Potential Listeria Contamination
Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. is recalling Fresh Seafood herring in spicy brine due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in 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 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 classified this as an FDA Class I recall, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. The rubric mandates a score of at least 4 for FDA Class I recalls.
Plain-English summary
Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Herring in Spicy Brine sold under the Fresh Seafood label. The product is packaged in a 46-ounce plastic retail container with UPC 825512 008166. The recall involves 206 containers with Best Before dates ranging from November 30, 2016, to February 28, 2017.
The recall was initiated because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This is a serious foodborne pathogen that can cause severe illness, particularly in pregnant women, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The affected product was distributed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and North Carolina. Consumers who have this product in their possession should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Herring in Spicy Brine sold under the FRESH SEAFOOD label, packaged in a plastic retail container (tub) Net Wt. 46 oz. (1275g) - UPC 825512 008166 --- Produced By: R.S.B. New York, NY 11691
- Manufacturer
- Royal Seafood Baza, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Seafood
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 206
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
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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