Josephson's Hot Smoked Salmon Recalled for Undercooking and Botulism Risk
Josephson's Smokehouse is recalling hot smoked garlic pepper Atlantic salmon because the products were undercooked, posing a potential hazard of Clostridium botulinum toxin formation.
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 significant hazard (Clostridium botulinum toxin formation) due to undercooked vacuum-packed fish, which aligns with the rubric criteria for Severe severity.
Plain-English summary
Josephson's Smokehouse is voluntarily recalling approximately 19.50 lbs. of Hot Smoked Garlic Pepper Atlantic Salmon, Item HS-D. The product is vacuum packaged and available in frozen or refrigerated forms, ranging in size from about one pound to eight pounds. The label reads in part: "HOT SMOKED GARLIC PEPPER SALMON SALMON, SALT, GARLIC, PEPPER, MIXED HARDWOOD SMOKE, KEEP REFRIGERATED AT 38 DEGREES OR BELOW, Josephson's, Astoria, Oregon 97103." The UPC for the net weight 0.445 lbs. is 0 240100 214246. There are no manufacturing codes or expiration dates on the product.
The recall is being issued because the hot smoked fisheries products in vacuum packages were undercooked. This condition creates a potential hazard for the formation of Clostridium botulinum toxin. The agency has classified this recall as Class II.
The affected product was distributed in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Hot Smoked Garlic Pepper Atlantic Salmon, Item HS-D, vacuum packaged and either frozen or refrigerated, ranging in size between about one pound to eight pounds. The UPC for the net weight 0.445 lbs. is 0 240100 214246. The label is read in part: HOT SMOKED GARLIC PEPPER SA
- Manufacturer
- Josephson's Smokehouse
- Category
- Food — Smoked Fish
- Hazard
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- There are no manufacturing codes or expiration dates
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Josephson's Smokehouse 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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