FDA Recalls Fresh Seafood Herring in Brine for Listeria Risk
Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. is recalling refrigerated herring in brine due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 310 containers of refrigerated, ready-to-eat herring in brine sold under the FRESH SEAFOOD label. The product is packaged in a 46 oz. (1275g) plastic retail tub with UPC 825512 008173. 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 has Best Before dates ranging from 11.30.2016 through 02.28.2017. The product was produced by R.S.B in New York, NY.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase or dispose of it. The FDA classifies this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Herring in Brine sold under the FRESH SEAFOOD label, packaged in a plastic retail container (tub), Net Wt. 46 oz. (1275g) - UPC 825512 008173 --- Produced By: R.S.B New York, NY 11691
- Manufacturer
- Royal Seafood Baza, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Seafood
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 310
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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