Hot Smoked Pepper Atlantic Salmon, Item HS-C, vacuum packaged and either frozen or refrigerated...
FDA Recall #F-1402-2014 — Class II — November 27, 2013
Product Description
Hot Smoked Pepper Atlantic Salmon, Item HS-C, vacuum packaged and either frozen or refrigerated, ranging in size between about one pound to eight pounds. The UPC for net weight 0.425 lbs. is 0 240120 813603. The label is read in part: HOT SMOKED PEPPERED ATLANTIC SALMON, ATLANTIC SALMON, SALT, COARSE, BLACK PEPPER, CRUSHED RED PEPPER, MIXED HARDWOOD SMOKE, KEEP REFRIGERATED AT 38 DEGREES OR BELOW, Josephson's, Astoria, Oregon 97103. An informational flyer that the firm sends with mail order products reads in part: "***Fresh Hot Smoked Seafood: Wrap well and store at 36 degrees Fahrenheit or below for 10 days to 2 weeks***".
Reason for Recall
The hot smoked fisheries products in vacuum packages were undercooked and it has a potential hazard of Clostridium botulinum toxin formation.
Recalling Firm
Josephson's Smokehouse — Astoria, OR
Classification
Class II — A situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Product Type
Food
Status
Terminated
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated