FDA Recalls Hot Smoked Sturgeon for Listeria Contamination Risk
The Smokehouse of New York is recalling refrigerated, ready-to-eat hot smoked sturgeon packs due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination found during FDA inspection.
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 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
The Smokehouse of New York, LLC. is recalling refrigerated, ready-to-eat, hot smoked sturgeon, hand sliced packs, 4 oz. in vacuum packages. The product is identified by UPC 0200000309800 and is labeled "KEEP REFRIGERATED -- STORE AT 38 DEGREES F or Below." The recall covers Lots 82 through 96, which are listed on the back of the packaging, with Sell By Dates ranging from 04/5/17 to 19/17.
The recall is being issued because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. During an FDA inspection, an environmental sample was collected and submitted to the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for analysis. The analysis revealed that 37 out of 99 subsamples were positive for L. monocytogenes, including samples from both Zone 1 and Zone 2 locations.
The affected product was distributed in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois, Alabama, Minnesota, and Montana. Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific lot numbers and sell-by dates listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, hot SMOKED STURGEON, HAND SLICED PACKS, 4 OZ. in vacuum packages, UPC 0200000309800 -- KEEP REFRIGERATED -- STORE AT 38 DEGREES F or Below --- THE SMOKEHOUSE OF NY , MAMARONECK, NY 10543
- Manufacturer
- The Smokehouse of New York, LLC.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 12 recalled by The Smokehouse of New York, LLC. 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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