Food Enforcement F-0914-2013

Ocean Beauty Seafood's sample was found positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class I

Report Date

January 23, 2013

Recall Initiation

December 13, 2012

Product Information

Product description
Cold-smoked salmon in vacuum plastic that are partially clear and partially colored blue, yellow, and white. Lascco, 4 oz Nova Salmon, has the UPC 0 72840 01751 7. The front panel is labeled in parts: "***Lascco BRAND SLICED*** SMOKED NOVA SALMON NET WT 4 OZ (113g) PERISHABLE. KEEP REFRIGERATED AT 38F OR COLDER***Lascco BRAND SLICED & SMOKED NOVA SALMON***0 72840 01751 7***INGREDIENTS: ATLANTIC SALMON (COLOR ADDED), SALT, SUGAR, PRESERVATIVES (SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE), FD&C YELLOW #5, YELLOW #6, RED #40, BLUE #1, AND NATURAL HARDWOOD SMOKE. DISTRIBUTED BY OCEAN BEAUTY SEAFOODS LLC, SEATTLE, WA 98119 WWW.OCEANBEAUTY.COM FARM RAISED PRODUCT OF CHILE***." A white stick-on label, affixed to the top left hand corner of the back panel, reads: top line: "***M228208***;" middle line left to right: "***07 09 285 12 14 09***;" and bottom line: "***10632***."
Product quantity
95 cases - 12/4 ounce packages per case. The press release reported 96 cases distributed, but that was incorrect.
Product type
Food
Reason for recall
Ocean Beauty Seafood's sample was found positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
Initial firm notification
Telephone
Distribution pattern
Nationwide to distributors and retailers in AZ, CA, CO, CT, MA, NH, NJ, NY, OR, PA, RI, TX and WA.

Location & Firm

Recalling firm
Ocean Beauty Seafoods, LLC
Address
1100 West Ewing Street, N/A

United States
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated

Codes & Dates

Recall number
F-0914-2013
Event ID
63910
Recall initiation date
December 13, 2012
Center classification date
January 17, 2013
Code info
Produced on October 11, 2012, Julian Date 285.
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