The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1305-2016·Announced 2016-05-11

North Fish USA Recalls Hot Smoked Escolar Chunks Due to Sanitation Issues

North Fish USA is recalling 40 packages of hot smoked Escolar chunks because they were not produced under an adequate HACCP plan and were held in unsanitary conditions.

What this means for you

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 risk-of-harm product (unsanitary conditions and inadequate HACCP plan) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

North Fish USA is recalling 40 packages of hot smoked Escolar chunks, vacuum packaged, one chunk per package. The product was manufactured in Pembroke Pines, FL, and distributed nationwide to Florida, Pennsylvania, and New York. The lot code is 0217E, which corresponds to an expiration date of 02/17/2016.

The recall was initiated after the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services found during an inspection that the hot and cold smoked, vacuum packaged seafood were not produced under an adequate HACCP plan and were held in unsanitary conditions. The Florida Department requested a recall of all vacuum packaged seafood products.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Hot smoked Escolar chunks, vacuum packaged, one chunk per package. Manufactured by North Fish USA, Pembroke Pines, FL 33009
Manufacturer
North Fish Usa
Affected units
40

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: 0217E (exp 02/17/2016)

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

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.

See all 11 products in this recall →