Jensen's Recalls Hot Smoked Sturgeon Due to Botulism Risk
Jensen's Old Fashioned Smokehouse is recalling hot smoked sturgeon because inconsistent 'KEEP FROZEN' labeling creates a risk of Clostridium botulinum contamination.
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 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 involves a high-risk pathogen (Clostridium botulinum) and is classified as FDA Class II. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls involving significant injury risks or high-risk pathogens are rated as Severe.
Plain-English summary
Jensen's Old Fashioned Smokehouse, Inc. is recalling low salt, vacuum packaged, Hot Smoked Sturgeon. The recall is issued because the product is not consistently labeled with the instruction "KEEP FROZEN." The product is labeled in parts with the text: "***Keep Frozen. Thaw under refrigeration immediately before use***."
The recall is due to the potential for the product to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. The affected lot numbers have the first four numbers starting with 1104 through 3104. The product was distributed in Washington.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific lot numbers listed. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Low salt, vacuum packaged, Hot Smoked Sturgeon Clippership product is labeled in parts: "***Keep Frozen. Thaw under refrigeration immediately before use***".
- Manufacturer
- Jensens Old Fashioned Smokehouse Inc
- Category
- Food — Smoked Fish
- Hazard
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 numbers with the first four numbers starting with 1104 through 3104.
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 15 recalled by Jensens Old Fashioned Smokehouse 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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