The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1896-2015·Announced 2015-04-15

Santa Barbara Smokehouse Recalls Smoked Salmon Due to Listeria Contamination

The Santa Barbara Smokehouse is recalling 1,018 lbs of Cambridge House Royal smoked salmon because samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

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 severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

The Santa Barbara Smokehouse, Inc. is recalling 1,018 lbs of Cambridge House Royal smoked salmon, lemon dill sliced side. The products are vacuum-packed, cold-smoked, and available in fresh or frozen forms. A gold sticker on the package identifies the flavor.

The recall was initiated because environmental and finished product samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The affected batches include specific codes ranging from 4261 to 6684.

The products were distributed to customers in California, New York, Texas, Hawaii, Colorado, Massachusetts, Arizona, Connecticut, Kentucky, Illinois, Nevada, Utah, Maryland, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, and New Jersey. Consumers should check their refrigerators and freezers for these specific batch codes and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Smoked salmon lemon dill sliced side under the following brand; Cambridge House Royal SKU: 8 30859 01018 5 All products are vacuum packed and are either fresh or frozen. Products are cold smoked. A gold sticker is placed directly on the vacuum package of flavored smoked…
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 (20)

  • Batches: 4261
  • 5264
  • 5609
  • 5699
  • 5731
  • 5761
  • 5792
  • 5924
  • 5934
  • 5969
  • 5979
  • 6012
  • 6029
  • 6042
  • 6054
  • 6061
  • 6072
  • 6082
  • 6194
  • 6204

Distribution

Distributed in 17 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 12 recalled by The Santa Barbara 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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