Agency classClass IOur severity:Critical FDA (Food)·F-2262-2017·Announced 2017-06-07

FDA Recalls Smoked Whitefish Due to Listeria Contamination Risk

The Smokehouse of New York is recalling refrigerated smoked whitefish because FDA testing found Listeria monocytogenes in the facility.

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, sliced, whole, and split hot smoked whitefish in vacuum packages. The product is labeled with the text "SMOKED WHITEFISH WHOLE" and instructions to keep refrigerated at 38 degrees F or below. The affected lots are 82 through 96, with sell-by dates ranging from 04/5/17 to 04/19/17. The product was distributed in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois, Alabama, Minnesota, and Montana.

The recall was initiated because FDA sampling and analysis indicated 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). The NRL analysis revealed that 37 out of 99 subsamples were positive for L. monocytogenes, including samples from both Zone 1 and Zone 2 locations.

Consumers who 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 FDA has not reported any illnesses associated with this recall in the provided text.

The recalled product

Product: Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, sliced, whole, split, hot SMOKED WHITEFISH in vacuum packages, labeled in part ,*** SMOKED WHITEFISH WHOLE *** -- KEEP REFRIGERATED 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: listeria

Distribution

Distributed in 7 states:

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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