Health · Public Health & Disease · 1 hr ago
FDA raises smoked salmon recall to highest risk level over listeria concerns
The FDA upgraded a recall of Starfish Seafood smoked salmon to its most serious risk level, Class I. The frozen salmon was made in Norway and sold in stores in nine states, including New York, Florida and Ohio.
The recall was issued in October by New York-based Krasnyi Oktyabr Inc.
The concern is listeria on packaging that touched the salmon; the company said no bacteria were found in the seafood itself.
No illnesses have been reported in connection with this recall.
Listeria can cause serious illness, especially in older adults, pregnant women, young children and people with weakened immune systems.
People who have the salmon should not eat it and should throw it away or return it to a store for a full refund.
The FDA upgraded a recall of Starfish Seafood Premium Cold Smoked Norwegian Salmon to Class I, its highest risk level.
New York-based Krasnyi Oktyabr Inc voluntarily recalled the frozen salmon in October because of potential listeria contamination.
The product was sold in nine states, and no illnesses linked to the recall had been reported.
The company said no bacteria were found in the salmon, but trace amounts were detected on plastic packaging that had touched it.
Consumers were advised not to eat the salmon and to discard it or return it to a store for a full refund.
- Who
- The FDA upgraded the recall. Krasnyi Oktyabr Inc recalled the product.
- What
- A recall of Starfish Seafood Premium Cold Smoked Norwegian Salmon was raised to Class I over potential listeria contamination.
- When
- The company recalled the salmon in October. The FDA upgraded the recall last week.
- Where
- The salmon was sold in New York, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, New Jersey and Ohio.
- Why
- Trace amounts of listeria were detected on packaging that had touched the food. The FDA said the product posed a reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death.
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Krasnyi Oktyabr Inc voluntarily recalled the frozen smoked salmon over potential contamination.
The FDA upgraded the smoked salmon recall to Class I.
- Recall classification
- Class I, the FDA’s highest risk level
- Product
- Starfish Seafood Premium Cold Smoked Norwegian Salmon
- Lot
- D080-148
- UPC
- 4751048940099
- Best-before date
- November 27, 2027
- Quantity pulled from shelves
- 86 cases
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reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
a strictly isolated incident