Santa Barbara Smokehouse Recalls Smoked Salmon Due to Listeria
The Santa Barbara Smokehouse is recalling specific batches of smoked salmon because environmental and finished product samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, and the source text does not report any illnesses or injuries, which aligns with the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
The Santa Barbara Smokehouse, Inc. is recalling 1,115 pounds of Mild Smoked Citron Vodka sliced side smoked salmon sold under the Cambridge House brand. The recall is being conducted because environmental and finished product samples were found to be positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products are vacuum-packed, cold-smoked salmon that are either fresh or frozen. A gold sticker on the vacuum package identifies the flavor. The recall covers specific batches, 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.
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 pantries for these specific batch numbers and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Mild Smoked Citron Vodka sliced side under the following brand; Cambridge House SKU: 8 30859 01115 1 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 salmon…
- 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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