The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2774-2015·Announced 2015-07-01

Santa Barbara Smokehouse Recalls Smoked Salmon Due to Listeria Risk

The Santa Barbara Smokehouse, Inc. is recalling Cambridge House Royal Smoked Salmon due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

The Santa Barbara Smokehouse, Inc. is recalling Cambridge House Royal Smoked Salmon Sliced Side products. The recall is being conducted due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products are packaged in Reduced Oxygen Packages (ROP) and priced per pound. The recall covers approximately 250,000 lbs. of product across batches 1144-3949. Use-by dates for the affected lots range from April 29th to May 6th, 2015. The SKU for the product is 8 30859 01002 4.

The product was distributed in the United States to California, Hawaii, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Louisiana, Arizona, Connecticut, Nebraska, New Jersey, Missouri, Minnesota, North Carolina, Maryland, and Kentucky. There was no foreign distribution. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Cambridge House Royal Smoked Salmon Sliced Side Products are packaged in Reduced Oxygen Package (ROP). Product is priced per pound.
Manufacturer
The Santa Barbara Smokehouse, Inc.
Category
Food — Smoked Fish
Hazard

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Lot numbers (2)

  • Batches 1144-3949 Use By Dates: April 29th to May 6th
  • 2015 SKU: 8 30859 01002 4

Distribution

Distributed in 21 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 9 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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