The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2780-2015·Announced 2015-07-01

Santa Barbara Royal Smoked Salmon Recalled for Listeria Risk

The Santa Barbara Smokehouse is recalling fresh and frozen cold smoked salmon due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. 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 Santa Barbara Smokehouse, Inc. is recalling fresh and frozen cold smoked salmon products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products are Santa Barbara Royal Smoked Salmon 4oz. D-Cut, packaged in Reduced Oxygen Packages (ROP) and priced per pound.

The recall involves approximately 250,000 lbs. of product across batches 1144-3949. The use-by dates for these products range from April 29th to May 6th, 2015. The SKU for the product is 8 30859 03341 2.

The product was distributed within the United States to the following states: CA, HI, IL, FL, GA, CO, NV, TX, NY, OH, MI, LA, AZ, CT, NE, NJ, MO, MN, NC, MD, and KY. 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
- Santa Barbara Royal Smoked Salmon 4oz. D-Cut Products are packaged in Reduced Oxygen Package (ROP). Product is priced per pound.
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 03341 2

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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Same manufacturer · The Santa Barbara Smokehouse, Inc.

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