Aral Silver Vobla dried roach fish recalled over Clostridium botulinum risk
Aral Silver Vobla whole dried salted roach fish is being recalled because of Clostridium botulinum in uneviscerated fish. 23 boxes are affected across sixteen states.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I recall, which the rubric floors at Severe; no illness is reported in the source, so it does not escalate to Critical.
Plain-English summary
Aral Fish, Aral Silver Vobla, whole dried salted roach fish, labelled as eviscerated, with dried fish roe, distributed by Krasnyi Oktyabr and a product of Kazakhstan, is being recalled. The action covers 23 boxes. The source states there are no codes on the product.
The stated reason is Clostridium botulinum in uneviscerated fish. The FDA classified the action as Class I, its most serious classification.
Distribution was to Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
Consumers who have the product should not eat it and should return it to the place of purchase. Anyone who has eaten it and feels unwell should seek medical advice.
The recalled product
- Product
- ARAL FISH; ARAL SILVER VOBLA; WHOLE DRIED, SALTED ROACH FISH EVISCERATED; FISH ROE DRIED; Ingredients: whole eviscerated dried roach fish, caviar may be present, salt.; Distributed by Krasnyi Oktyabr; PERISHABLE KEEP REFRIGERATED AT OR BELOW 40F; PRODUCT OF KAZAKHSTAN
- Manufacturer
- Krasnyi Oktyabr USA Inc
- Category
- Food — Dried fish
- Affected units
- 23
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
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