FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-0710-2021

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

Benz's Kansas City BBQ Pre-Sliced Smoked Salmon (Farm raised Atlantic Salmon (astaxanthin color added to feed), spices, salt, sugar, natural hardwood smoke, sodium nitrite)

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
All lots; all package sizes; all product within expiry
Quantity
33.75lbs

Why it was recalled

Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

Firm
Banner Smoked Fish Inc.
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
2715 W 15th St, N/A, Brooklyn, New York 11224-2705

Distribution

Distribution pattern
NY, NJ, IL, PA, CA, FL, NE, AZ, MA, MD, VA, NV, OR, WI, NC, SC, and GA area.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2021-06-01
FDA classified
2021-06-24
Posted by FDA
2021-06-30
Terminated
2021-11-16
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0710-2021. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.

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