True Taste Seafood Hot Smoked Lake Herring Recalled for Botulism Risk
True Taste, LLC. is recalling approximately 5,932 lbs of Hot Smoked Lake Herring sold in California and Illinois due to potential Clostridium botulinum contamination.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4. Additionally, Clostridium botulinum is a high-risk pathogen associated with severe illness, justifying the highest severity score.
Plain-English summary
True Taste, LLC. is recalling approximately 5,932 lbs of True Taste Seafood Hot Smoked Lake Herring. The product is sold by weight at the point of sale, with individual portions weighing approximately 3/4 lb. The ingredients are lake herring, salt, and original smoke.
The recall is being conducted because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. The affected product was manufactured between January 1, 2012, and December 14, 2012. Distribution was limited to California and Illinois.
Consumers who purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific item described above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- True Taste Seafood Hot Smoked Lake Herring; Ingredients: Lake Herring, salt, original smoke; To be weighed at point of sale - approximately 3/4 lb.
- Manufacturer
- True Taste, LLC.
- Category
- Food — Seafood
- 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)
- product made 01012012 to 12142012
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 7 recalled by True Taste, LLC. 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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