The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1392-2014·Announced 2014-01-22

Jensen's Recalls Teriyaki Salmon for Missing Frozen Label and Botulism Risk

Jensen's Old Fashioned Smokehouse is recalling Alaska King Seafoods Short Strips Teriyaki salmon because it lacks a 'KEEP FROZEN' label, creating a potential risk of Clostridium botulinum contamination.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a potential for Clostridium botulinum contamination, a high-risk pathogen associated with serious injury, which aligns with the 'Severe' criteria for significant injury reports or high-risk pathogens in Class II recalls.

Plain-English summary

Jensen's Old Fashioned Smokehouse, Inc. is recalling Alaska King Seafoods Short Strips Teriyaki, a low-salt, vacuum-packaged hot smoked salmon product. The recall is issued because the product labels do not include the required "KEEP FROZEN" statement. The missing label creates a potential for the product to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.

The affected product is sold under the Alaska King Seafoods brand. The labels contain the statement "***IMPORTANT KEEP FROZEN***THAW UNDER REFRIGERATION (BELOW 38 F) IMMEDIATELY BEFORE USE***DIST OR DISTRIBUTED BY: ALASKA KING SEAFOODS, PO BOX 1826 TACOMA, WA 98401***" above or below the product name and ingredient statement. The ingredient list includes salmon, molasses, soy sauce, rum, garlic, onion, ginger, brown sugar, spices, organic dextrose, natural flavors, and natural wood smoke.

The recall covers 5,615 lbs of the product. The affected items have lot numbers with the first four digits starting with 1104 through 3104. The product was distributed in Washington. Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and follow the recall instructions provided by the manufacturer or retailer.

The recalled product

Product
Short Strips Teriyaki is a low salt, vacuum packaged, Hot Smoked Salmon, and it is sold under Alaska King Seafoods brand. The labels contain the following statement above or below the product name and/or ingredient statement: "***IMPORTANT KEEP FROZEN***THAW UNDER REFRIGERA

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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