The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1903-2015·Announced 2015-04-15

Santa Barbara Smokehouse Recalls Smoked Salmon Due to Listeria

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

The Santa Barbara Smokehouse, Inc. is recalling 2,003 lbs. of Oakwood and Applewood smoked salmon. The affected products are sold under the Cambridge House brand, specifically the Royal Sliced Side (SKU: 8 30859 01002 4) and Royal Prime Tenderloin (SKU: 8 30859 01001 7). All recalled items are vacuum-packed, cold-smoked, and available in either fresh or frozen forms.

The recall was initiated because environmental and finished product samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The affected batches include specific production codes ranging from 4261 to 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 SKUs and batch numbers and stop consuming the product if it matches the recall description.

The recalled product

Product
Oakwood and Applewood smoked salmon under the following brands; Cambridge House Royal Sliced Side SKU: 8 30859 01002 4, Cambridge House Royal Prime Tenderloin SKU: 8 30859 01001 7 All products are vacuum packed and are either fresh or frozen. Products are cold smoked.
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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