Recalls / Class I
Class IF-0240-2017
Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Product
OSSIE'S SWEDISH MATJES HERRING, NET WT. 7 OZ., UPC 739885109101; -- Far Rockaway, NY 11691 --- The product is packed in a plastic deli tub.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Best By date codes of 08/21/16 through 10/18/16
- Quantity
- 100 units
Why it was recalled
The products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes based on the findings of the bacteria in the plant via FDA environmental sampling plus the district's inspectional findings
Recalling firm
- Firm
- SM Fish Corp.
- Notification channel
- Press Release
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 5001 Rockaway Beach Blvd, Far Rockaway, New York 11691-1138
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- New York and New Jersey via retail stores
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2016-09-15
- FDA classified
- 2016-10-25
- Posted by FDA
- 2016-11-02
- Terminated
- 2017-04-17
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0240-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.