FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1145-2017

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

Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Herring in Brine with no brand name, packaged in bulk 25 lb. white plastic bucket and labeled in part ** 204311 ** HERRING SUPER DUNAYSKAYA BY PC ** (label on the metal handle of bucket)

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Code 204311; Herring product with pack dates "11/2/16 - "11/30/16"
Quantity
405 bulk buckets total

Why it was recalled

The product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

Firm
Royal Seafood Baza, Inc.
Notification channel
Press Release
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
175 Lake Ave, N/A, Staten Island, New York 10303-2727

Distribution

Distribution pattern
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and North Carolina

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-12-02
FDA classified
2017-01-04
Posted by FDA
2017-01-11
Terminated
2018-06-21
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1145-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.