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- Food & Beverages
Foodborne Illness - Reason for Announcement:
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Recall Reason Description
Potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
- Company Name:
- Krasnyi Oktyabr Inc.
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Product Description
Company Announcement
Krasnyi Oktyabr Inc. of Brooklyn, New York, is voluntarily recalling STARFISH SEAFOOD PREMIUM COLD SMOKED NORWEGIAN SALMON SLICED (227g/8oz) packages, because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
The STARFISH SEAFOOD PREMIUM COLD SMOKED NORWEGIAN SALMON SLICED (227g/8oz) product was distributed in New York, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
The recalled product is identified as follows:
- Product Name: STARFISH SEAFOOD PREMIUM COLD SMOKED NORWEGIAN SALMON SLICED
- Brand: STARFISH SEAFOOD
- Net Weight: 227g/8oz
- Storage Method: Frozen
- Packaging: Vacuum-sealed plastic package
- UPC Code: 4751048940099
- Product Code: Best before: 27.11.2027 LOT: D080-148
- Country of Origin: Latvia
No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this product.
The potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes was identified by sampling of the product conducted by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. As a result, Krasnyi Oktyabr Inc. initiated a voluntary recall of the affected product. The company is cooperating with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and the FDA regarding the recall.
Krasnyi Oktyabr Inc. is a wholesale distributor and did not manufacture the recalled product. The company has notified its affected customers and requested that they immediately discontinue the sale and distribution of the recalled product, identify any remaining inventory, and notify their customers as appropriate.
Consumers who have purchased the recalled STARFISH SEAFOOD PREMIUM COLD SMOKED NORWEGIAN SALMON SLICED are urged not to consume the product and to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Consumers with questions may contact Krasnyi Oktyabr Inc. at (718) 858-6720, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
Company Contact Information
- Consumers:
- Krasnyi Oktyabr Inc.
- (718) 858-6720
