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Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·H-0033-2026·Announced 2025-10-22

Cold smoked seabass recalled because it is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes

D & M Smoked Fish is recalling 348 pieces of Haifa Cold Smoked Seabass because the product is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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: Scored 5 because the FDA classified this recall as Class I, which the rubric assigns the Critical tier.

Plain-English summary

Haifa Cold Smoked Seabass, 8 oz, is being recalled because the product is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall covers 348 pieces from lot 212, UPC 8 32007 00151 9, distributed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington, California, Illinois and Florida. The FDA has classified the recall as Class I.

Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious infection, particularly in pregnant people, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Cold smoked fish is eaten without cooking, so contamination is not removed before eating.

Anyone holding product matching the lot number should not eat it and should follow the retailer's instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Haifa COLD SMOKED SEABASS 8 OZ
Affected units
348

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)

  • Lot # 212 UPC: 8 32007 00151 9

Distribution

Distributed in 7 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by D & M Smoked Fish, 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 · D & M Smoked Fish, Inc.

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