Inland Seafood Recalls Smoked Whitefish Salad Due to Wood Contamination
Inland Seafood, Inc. is recalling Smoked Whitefish Salad sold at Whole Foods Market due to possible contamination with wood pieces.
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 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the hazard involves foreign matter (wood pieces) which poses a risk of injury but is not a high-risk pathogen or structural defect.
Plain-English summary
Inland Seafood, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 18 cases of Smoked Whitefish Salad, 12 x 8 oz., for Whole Foods Market. The recall is due to possible contamination with foreign matter, specifically wood pieces.
The affected product is identified by lot numbers 8-27-16 and 9-04-16. The product was distributed in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Consumers who purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot numbers and stop consuming the product if it matches the description. Inland Seafood, Inc. is the firm responsible for the recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Smoked Whitefish Salad, 12 x 8 oz., for Whole Foods Market.
- Manufacturer
- Inland Seafood, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Affected units
- 18
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 (2)
- Lot numbers: 8-27-16
- 9-04-16.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 11 recalled by Inland Seafood, 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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