The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1159-2017·Announced 2017-01-11

Royal Seafood Baza Recalls Herring Fillets Due to Listeria Risk

Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. is recalling refrigerated herring fillets because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls must be scored at least 4.

Plain-English summary

Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. is recalling refrigerated, ready-to-eat SUPER DUNAYSKAYA Herring Fillets in Oil sold under the FRESH SEAFOOD label. The product is packaged in plastic retail containers with a net weight of 28.2 OZ./800 g. The recall involves 1,173 containers with Best Before dates ranging from 11.30.2016 through 02.28.2017.

The recall is being issued because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product was distributed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and North Carolina.

Consumers who purchased this product should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Refrigerated, Ready to Eat SUPER DUNAYSKAYA Herring Fillets in Oil sold under the FRESH SEAFOOD label, packaged in plastic retail containers (tubs), Net Weight 28.2 OZ./800 g.
Hazard
Affected units
1,173

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.

See all 17 products in this recall →

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