Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1153-2017
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, Herring Fillet "Matjes" sold under the FRESH SEAFOOD label, packaged in plastic retail containers (tubs), Net Wt. 10.9 oz. (310g) - UPC 825512 004953 and Net Wt. 16.2 oz. (460g) - UPC 825512 004960 -- Manufactured by R.S.B. NY 10303
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Herring product packaged with Best Before dates: 11.30.2016 through 02.28.2017
- Quantity
- 10.9 oz: 454 containers; 16.2 oz: 788 containers
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-1153-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.