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.
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 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.
- 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 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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