FDA Recalls Herring Fillets for Potential Listeria Contamination
Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. is recalling refrigerated herring fillets due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check their freezers for affected products.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the regulated product will cause serious adverse health consequences or the death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are assigned a score of 4 (Severe) or higher.
Plain-English summary
Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. is recalling 778 containers of refrigerated, ready-to-eat herring fillets in oil, lightly salted, sold under the FRESH SEAFOOD label. The product is packaged in a 16 oz. plastic retail tub with UPC 825512 014044. The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected herring fillets were distributed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and North Carolina. The product was packaged with Best Before dates ranging from 11.30.2016 through 02.28.2017.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators and freezers for the specific UPC and Best Before dates listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Herring Fillets in oil Lightly Salted sold under the FRESH SEAFOOD label, packaged in a plastic retail container (tub), Net Wt. 16 oz. (454g) - UPC 825512 014044 --- Produced by Royal Seafood Baza U.S.A.
- Manufacturer
- Royal Seafood Baza, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Seafood
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 778
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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