Jensen's Recalls Hot Smoked Sockeye Salmon for Botulism Risk
Jensen's Old Fashioned Smokehouse is recalling 3,446 lbs of hot smoked sockeye salmon in Washington due to missing 'KEEP FROZEN' labels and potential 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 is classified as FDA Class II and involves a high-risk pathogen (Clostridium botulinum) with the potential for serious injury, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.
Plain-English summary
Jensen's Old Fashioned Smokehouse, Inc. is recalling 3,446 lbs of Hot Smoked Sockeye Salmon. The recall involves vacuum-packaged, low-salt salmon products, including items sold under the brands Great Ruby Fish Co and ROLF'S Choice. The affected products were distributed in Washington.
The recall was issued because the salmon may not be labeled "KEEP FROZEN" and has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.
Consumers who have purchased the affected products should check their labels and lot numbers. The recall includes lot numbers with the first four digits starting with 1104 through 3104. Consumers should not consume the product if it is not properly labeled or if they have concerns about its safety.
The recalled product
- Product
- Hot Smoked Alaskan Sockeye Salmon is a low salt, vacuum packaged. Great Ruby Fish Co Sockeye Hot smoked salmon has no labels. ROLF'S Choice Sockeye Salmon is labeled in parts: "***ROLF'S CHOICE***SMOKED ALASKAN SOCKEYE SALMON*** Ingredients: salmon, salt, brown sugar…
- Manufacturer
- Jensens Old Fashioned Smokehouse Inc
- Category
- Food — Smoked Fish
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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