Santa Barbara Smokehouse Recalls Smoked Salmon Pastrami Due to Listeria
The Santa Barbara Smokehouse is recalling specific batches of smoked salmon pastrami because environmental and finished product 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 source metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score.
Plain-English summary
The Santa Barbara Smokehouse, Inc. is recalling 1,450 lbs of Oak & Beechwood smoked salmon pastrami sliced side under the Coastal Harbor brand. The recall is being conducted because environmental and finished product samples were found positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products are vacuum-packed, cold-smoked salmon that are either fresh or frozen. A gold sticker on the package identifies the flavor. The specific SKU is 8 30859 01450 3. The recall covers a wide range of batch numbers, including 4261, 5264, 5609, 5699, 5731, 5761, 5792, 5924, 5934, 5969, 5979, 6012, 6029, 6042, 6054, 6061, 6072, 6082, 6194, 6204, 6214, 6285, 6304, 6314, 6322, 6339, 6344, 6351, 6362, 6379, 6434, 6449, 6452, 6461, 6479, 6481, 6492, 6572, 6584, 6594, 6604, 6612, 6664, 6674, and 6684.
Products were sold 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 pantries for these specific batch numbers and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Oak & Beechwood smoked salmon pastrami sliced side under the following brand; Coastal Harbor SKU: 8 30859 01450 3 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…
- Manufacturer
- The Santa Barbara Smokehouse, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Smoked Fish
- 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
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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