Vita Classic Smoked Salmon Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Vita Food Products is voluntarily recalling 7,512 packages of sliced smoked salmon due to a positive Listeria monocytogenes test.
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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Vita Food Products, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 7,512 packages of Vita Classic Premium Sliced Smoked Atlantic Nova Salmon. The product is packaged in black vacuum-sealed plastic film, labeled "ready to serve," and contains 4 ounces of salmon per package.
The recall was initiated after the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services obtained a positive sample for Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product was distributed nationwide in New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check for the specific lot number 00764B and a sell-by date of August 17, 2014. The product can be identified by the case UPC 10022635700381 or the package UPC 22635 70038. Consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Vita Classic Premium Sliced Smoked Atlantic Nova Salmon, packaged in a black vacuum-sealed, plastic film package for retail sale. Product is labeled "ready to serve" and each package contains 4 ounces of product.
- Manufacturer
- Vita Food Products, 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 (2)
- UPC: Case (12/4oz. packages)
- 10022635700381 *** Package (4 oz)
Distribution
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