Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-1160-2017·Announced 2017-01-11

Royal Seafood Baza Recalls Pacific Herring Fillets for Listeria Risk

Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. is recalling refrigerated Pacific Herring Fillets 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 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 classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. is recalling refrigerated, ready-to-eat Pacific Herring Fillet in Oil sold under the FRESH SEAFOOD label. The product is packaged in plastic retail tubs in two sizes: 9.3 oz (265g) and 16.2 oz (460g). The recall involves 1,026 containers of the 9.3 oz size and 1,601 containers of the 16.2 oz size.

The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected herring products were packaged with Best Before dates ranging from November 30, 2016, through February 28, 2017.

The product was distributed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and North Carolina. Consumers should check their refrigerators for these specific products and UPC codes (825512 110258 and 825512 110265) and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product: Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Pacific Herring Fillet in Oil sold under the FRESH SEAFOOD label, packaged in a plastic retail containers (tubs), Net Wt. 9.3 oz. (265g) - UPC 825512 110258, and Net Wt. 16.2 oz. (460g) - UPC 825512 110265 --- Manufactured by R.S.B. Staten Island, NY…
Manufacturer: Royal Seafood Baza, Inc.
Category: Food — Seafood
Hazard: listeria

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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