Santa Barbara Smokehouse Recalls Smoked Salmon Due to Listeria
The Santa Barbara Smokehouse is recalling specific batches of Oakwood smoked salmon 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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Severe rating (score 4) due to the high risk of serious adverse health consequences associated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Plain-English summary
The Santa Barbara Smokehouse, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 3,563 lbs of Oakwood smoked salmon mild under the Cambridge House and Grade A Trimmings brands. The recall is due to environmental samples and finished product samples testing positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products are vacuum-packed, cold-smoked, and available in fresh or frozen forms.
The recalled 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. The recall covers specific 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.
Consumers who have purchased these specific batches of smoked salmon should check their packaging for the listed batch numbers and SKUs (8 30859 01079 6 or 8 30859 02484 7). If the product matches the recalled batches, consumers should not consume it and should contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Oakwood smoked salmon mild under the following brands; Cambridge House SKU: 8 30859 01079 6, Grade A Trimmings SKU: 8 30859 02484 7 All products are vacuum packed and are either fresh or frozen. Products are cold smoked.
- Manufacturer
- The Santa Barbara Smokehouse, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- 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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