Aral Silver Vobla dried roach fish recalled over Clostridium botulinum risk

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

Hazard

• clostridium-botulinum
• uneviscerated-fish
• pathogen
• class-i

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