Ocean Beauty Seafoods LLC is voluntarily recalling 371 cases of ready-to-eat cold smoked salmon products because of possible contamination by Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled products, “Nathan’s Brand 3oz Cold Smoked Atlantic Salmon” (Product of Chile) and “LASCCO Cold Smoked Nova Atlantic Salmon 4 oz” (Product of Chile) were distributed to various retailers and distribution centers in WA, OR, CA, AZ, TX, CO, MA, NH, CT, RI, NJ, and NY from 11/20/2012 through 12/12/2012.
Potentially affected product is limited to packages bearing the following codes:
BRAND |
ITEM |
UPC |
PACK CODE |
VOLUME |
Lascco |
4 oz Nova Salmon |
0 72840 01751 7 |
285 |
96 cases |
Nathan’s |
3oz Nova Salmon |
0 73030 80368 2 |
285 |
275 cases |
Ocean Beauty Seafoods has notified the retailers and distributors who may have received the affected product listed above, and is taking this action as a precautionary measure in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. No other Ocean Beauty products are included in this action. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product, however, until the isolate can be further characterized, it is not possible to say if there are any matching human cases.
The potential for contamination was noted after internal testing by the company revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in samples of the specific code dates identified above. Nathan’s and Lascco brand products that do not have the specific package code identified above are not affected.