Dried salted bichki smelts recalled over Clostridium botulinum in uneviscerated fish
MAMTAKIM is recalling 4 cases of Belevini Bichki dried salted whole smelts over Clostridium botulinum in uneviscerated fish. The FDA has classified the action as Class I.
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 has classified this action as Class I, which the rubric maps directly to Critical.
Plain-English summary
Belevini BICHKI Dried Salted Whole Smelts, net weight 5.29 oz (150 g), vacuum packed at 20 packages per case, sold frozen with instructions to refrigerate after opening, is being recalled by MAMTAKIM, Inc.
The reason given in the enforcement record is Clostridium botulinum, in uneviscerated fish.
The recall covers 4 cases, product number LL0321, bar code 0754684899008. The adulterated product was distributed to New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Florida. The FDA has classified the action as Class I, its most serious category.
Consumers who have this product should not eat it and should follow the retailer's return instructions. Anyone who has eaten it and feels unwell should contact a healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- Belevini BICHKI, Dried Salted Whole Smelts, Net. Weight, 5.29 oz (150 g) VACUUM PACK,20 PACKAGES PER CASE, FROZEN, REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING
- Manufacturer
- MAMTAKIM, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Seafood
- Affected units
- 4
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)
- PRODUCT NUMBER: LL0321
- BAR CODE: 0754684899008
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by MAMTAKIM, 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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