True Taste Hot Smoked Mackerel Recalled for Botulism Risk
True Taste, LLC. is recalling hot smoked mackerel 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which per the rubric mandates a score of 5 (Critical) due to the potential for serious adverse health consequences or death from Clostridium botulinum contamination.
Plain-English summary
True Taste, LLC. is recalling approximately 5,932 pounds of True Taste Seafood Hot Smoked Mackerel. The product, which is sold by weight at the point of sale (approximately 3/4 lb. portions), was manufactured between January 1, 2012, and December 14, 2012. The recall covers product distributed in California and Illinois.
The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. This bacterium can produce a toxin that causes botulism, a rare but serious illness. The agency has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Consumers who purchased this product should check their pantries for True Taste Seafood Hot Smoked Mackerel with production dates between January 1, 2012, and December 14, 2012. If found, consumers should not consume the product and should contact the retailer or manufacturer for instructions on disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- True Taste Seafood Hot Smoked Mackerel; Ingredients: Mackerel salt, original smoke; To be weighed at point of sale - approximately 3/4 lb.
- Manufacturer
- True Taste, LLC.
- Category
- Food — Smoked Seafood
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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