The Haifa smoked turbot recall for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination that was issued on December 21, 2021 has been expanded to include more lot numbers. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with the consumption of this fish. The recalling firm is Haifa Smoked Fish of Jamaica, New York. The fish was distributed to retail stores in New York and New Jersey. About 920 more pounds of the fish is being recalled. The recalled products are al Haifa Turbot Cold Smoked packaged in 8 ounce containers. The original lot number that was recalled was 246. The lot numbers 97, 223, 299, and 321 have been added to the recall. The fish is packaged in clear plastic with a gold board that contains sliced Cold Smoked Turbo. It has a blue label with "Haifa Smoked Fish & … [Read more...]
Listeria Prompts Acme Smoked Nova Salmon Recall
Acme Smoked Fish Corporation of Brooklyn is recalling 564 pounds of imported Smoked Nova Salmon for possible Listeria contamination. The product was sold at Giant stores in Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. This recall was issued on November 18, 2014, but the FDA is just announcing it as an "urgent product recall notice". The company contacted us and said the recall is now closed as of November 20, 2014. The product, imported from Denmark, was sold in 4 oz. (113g) vacuum packs with the lot code L.05122014. Consumers who have purchased this product should not eat it as Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections. Young children, seniors, pregnant women and others with weakened immune systems are at highest risk. Symptoms include high fever, severe … [Read more...]
True Taste Recall Includes All Smoked Fish Made This Year
Botulism risk has prompted True Taste, LLC of Kenosha, Wis. to recall all of the hot smoked whitefish, trout, mackerel, salmon steak and cold smoked mackerel and whitefish it has produced during 2012. No illnesses have been reported in connection with this recall. True Taste is recalling vacuum packages of Hot Smoked Rainbow Trout, Hot Smoked Whitefish, Hot Smoked Herring, Hot Smoked Mackerel, Hot Smoked Salmon Steak, Cold Smoked Mackerel, and Cold Smoked Whitefish because they may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, the bacteria that causes botulism.Consumers who have these products at home should not eat them. Botulism, which causes muscle paralysis, is a potentially fatal form of food poisoning. Symptoms include: dizziness, weakness, double-vision and trouble speaking … [Read more...]
