North Fish USA Recalls Cold Smoked Saury Due to Sanitary Violations
North Fish USA is recalling cold smoked saury because the Florida Department of Agriculture found the products were not produced under an adequate HACCP plan and held in unsanitary conditions.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen risk (unsanitary conditions in ready-to-eat seafood) without reported illness, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
North Fish USA is voluntarily recalling 186.2 lbs of cold smoked Saira (Saury), vacuum packaged, 3 pieces per package. The product was manufactured in Pembroke Pines, FL, and distributed nationwide to Florida, Pennsylvania, and New York. The specific lot code is 0328SR, which corresponds to an expiration date of 03/28/2016.
The recall was initiated after the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services inspected the facility and determined that the hot and cold smoked, vacuum packaged seafood were not produced under an adequate HACCP plan and were held in unsanitary conditions. The agency requested a recall of all vacuum packaged seafood products.
Consumers who purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot code 0328SR. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Cold smoked Saira (Saury), vacuum packaged, 3 pieces per package. Manufactured by North Fish USA, Pembroke Pines, FL 33009
- Manufacturer
- North Fish Usa
- Category
- Food — Seafood
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)
- Lot code is also expiration date: 0328SR (exp 03/28/2016)
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 11 recalled by North Fish Usa 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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