Santa Barbara Smokehouse Recalls Smoked Salmon for Listeria Contamination
The Santa Barbara Smokehouse is recalling specific batches of 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 source metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
The Santa Barbara Smokehouse, Inc. is recalling 5,427 lbs. of oakwood and whiskey smoked salmon, including sliced and whole sides sold under the Balmoral and Private Reserve brands. The recall affects vacuum-packed fresh or frozen products identified by specific SKUs and a list of 43 batch numbers.
The recall was initiated because environmental and finished product samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The affected 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 who have purchased these specific products should check their packaging for the listed SKUs or batch numbers. If the product matches the description, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Oakwood and whiskey smoked salmon sliced sides and whole sides under the following brands; Balmoral SKU: 8 30859 03363 4, Private Reserve Rope Hung 4oz SKU: 8 30859 01034 5, Private Reserve Rope Hung SKU: 8 30859 01030 7 All products are vacuum packed and are either fresh or…
- 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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