The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1901-2015·Announced 2015-04-15

Santa Barbara Smokehouse Recalls Smoked Salmon for Listeria

The Santa Barbara Smokehouse is recalling Oakwood mild smoked salmon lemon pepper due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. 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 1,086 lbs of Oakwood mild smoked salmon lemon pepper sliced side under the Cambridge House brand. The recall is being conducted because environmental and finished product samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products are vacuum-packed, cold-smoked salmon that are either fresh or frozen. They are identified by a gold sticker on the vacuum package. The specific batches involved are 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.

These 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 if found.

The recalled product

Product
Oakwood mild smoked salmon lemon pepper sliced side under the following brand; Cambridge House SKU: 8 30859 01086 4 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
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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