Oven Dried Fish Recalled for Clostridium Botulinum Contamination
African Food on Wheels Inc. is recalling oven dried fish distributed to walk-in customers at their Bronx location due to potential contamination with Clostridium botulinum, a pathogen that can cause botulism.
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: This is an FDA Class I recall involving Clostridium botulinum, a pathogenic bacterium that produces a deadly neurotoxin. FDA Class I is the highest classification level, and this pathogen is capable of causing fatal illness, meeting the Critical severity threshold.
Plain-English summary
African Food on Wheels Inc. is recalling oven dried fish (Scomberomorus cavalla) that was distributed to walk-in customers at their location at 1376 Randall Avenue, Bronx, New York 10474. The product was packed in corrugated brown boxes.
The fish was found to contain Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that can produce a deadly toxin causing botulism, a serious and potentially fatal illness affecting the nervous system. This contamination is associated with the fish being uneviscerated (not properly cleaned or gutted).
The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, the most serious category. The affected product was distributed only to walk-in customers at the single Bronx location.
Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it immediately.
The recalled product
- Product
- Oven Dried Fish (SCOMBEROMORUS CAVALLA); distributed to walk-in customers of African Food on Wheels Inc. located at 1376 Randall Avenue, Bronx, NY 10474 only; Product is packed in a corrugated brown box.
- Manufacturer
- African Food on Wheels Inc.
- Category
- Food — Seafood
- Hazard
- clostridium-botulinum
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)
- No codes
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
- NY
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