Josephson's Hot Smoked Pepper Atlantic Salmon Recalled for Botulism Risk
Josephson's Smokehouse is recalling hot smoked pepper Atlantic salmon because the products were undercooked, posing a potential hazard of Clostridium botulinum toxin formation.
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 potential hazard of Clostridium botulinum toxin formation, which is a high-risk pathogen associated with severe health consequences.
Plain-English summary
Josephson's Smokehouse is voluntarily recalling approximately 5 lbs. of Hot Smoked Pepper Atlantic Salmon, Item HS-C. The products are vacuum packaged and either frozen or refrigerated, ranging in size between about one pound to eight pounds. The label reads in part: HOT SMOKED PEPPERED ATLANTIC SALMON, ATLANTIC SALMON, SALT, COARSE, BLACK PEPPER, CRUSHED RED PEPPER, MIXED HARDWOOD SMOKE, KEEP REFRIGERATED AT 38 DEGREES OR BELOW, Josephson's, Astoria, Oregon 97103. The UPC for net weight 0.425 lbs. is 0 240120 813603. 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 FDA 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 stop using it and return it to the place of purchase or contact the firm for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Hot Smoked Pepper Atlantic Salmon, Item HS-C, vacuum packaged and either frozen or refrigerated, ranging in size between about one pound to eight pounds. The UPC for net weight 0.425 lbs. is 0 240120 813603. The label is read in part: HOT SMOKED PEPPERED ATLANTIC…
- Manufacturer
- Josephson's Smokehouse
- Category
- Food — Seafood
- Hazard
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Lot numbers (1)
- 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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