Food recall

Spence & Co., Ltd. recall: Spence & Co Ltd brand 8oz Smoked Salmon Trim

Spence & Co., Ltd., of Brockton, MA, recalled Spence & Co Ltd brand 8oz Smoked Salmon Trim and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 22, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 26, 2012. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed October 25, 2012

The recall

Company
Spence & Co., Ltd. (Brockton, MA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes”
Where it was sold
CO, FL, NC, GA, DE, PA, MD, NJ,NY, VA, OH, NV, OK, WY, KY, TN, CO.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
62972

The 2 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-2329-2012 Class I

    Spence & Co Ltd brand 8oz Smoked Salmon Trim

    Codes: Lot Number: 6704701

    Quantity: 119 units

  • F-2330-2012 Class I

    Wellsley Farms 1 LB Nova Salmon

    Codes: Lot Number: 6704701

    Quantity: 596 units

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of September 26, 2012.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.