Santa Barbara Smokehouse Recalls Smoked Salmon Due to Listeria Risk
The Santa Barbara Smokehouse is recalling approximately 250,000 pounds of Atlantic smoked salmon products 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 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 severity score of at least 4 per the rubric, as Class I recalls involve a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
The Santa Barbara Smokehouse, Inc. is voluntarily recalling fresh and frozen cold smoked salmon products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall includes several varieties of Atlantic Smoked Salmon Sliced Side, such as Channel Island, North Shore, Coastal Harbor Beechwood, S.F. Specialty Ocean Pro, Nova, and Harbor Point. These products are packaged in Reduced Oxygen Packages (ROP) and are priced per pound.
The total quantity involved in the recall is approximately 250,000 pounds across all lots. The affected batches are numbered 1144 through 3949, with use-by dates ranging from April 29 to May 6, 2015. Specific SKUs associated with the recall include 8 30859 03093 0, 8 30859 01253 0, 8 30859 01183 0, 8 30859 01525 8, 8 30859 02253 9, and 8 30859 01515 9.
The products were distributed within 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 dates, and should not consume them if they match the recalled descriptions.
The recalled product
- Product
- - Channel Island Atlantic Smoked Salmon Sliced Side - North Shore Atlantic Smoked Salmon Sliced Side - Coastal Harbor Beechwood Smoked Salmon Sliced Side - S.F. Specialty Ocean Pro Atlantic Norwegian Style Smoked Salmon Sliced Side - Nova Atlantic Smoked Salmon Sliced Side…
- Manufacturer
- The Santa Barbara Smokehouse, 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 (1)
- Batches 1144-3949 Use By Dates: April 29th to May 6th
Distribution
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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