Santa Barbara Smokehouse Recalls Smoked Salmon Due to Listeria Risk
The Santa Barbara Smokehouse, Inc. is recalling specific lots of 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4. However, the rubric specifies that FDA Class I recalls are classified as Critical (Score 5).
Plain-English summary
The Santa Barbara Smokehouse, Inc. is recalling fresh and frozen cold smoked salmon products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products include Cambridge House Balmoral Smoked Salmon Sliced Side and Coastal Harbor Oak Smoked Salmon Sliced Side. These items are packaged in Reduced Oxygen Packages (ROP) and are priced per pound.
The recall covers approximately 250,000 lbs. of product across batches 1144-3949. The Use By Dates for these lots range from April 29th to May 6th, 2015. 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 who have purchased these specific products should check their Use By Dates and batch numbers against the recall details. If the product matches the recalled description, consumers should not consume it and should contact the manufacturer for further instructions or a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- - Cambridge House Balmoral Smoked Salmon Sliced Side - Coastal Harbor Oak 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
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)
- Batches 1144-3949 Use By Dates: April 29th to May 6th
- 2015 SKU: 8 30859 01163 2 SKU: 8 30859 01369 8
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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