Food recall

Vita Food Products, Inc. recall: Vita Classic Premium Sliced Smoked Atlantic Nova Salmon

Vita Food Products, Inc., of Chicago, IL, recalled Vita Classic Premium Sliced Smoked Atlantic Nova Salmon. The FDA's reason: “This voluntary recall is being initiated due to a positive Listeria monocytogenes sample taken by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 13, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 23, 2014. 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 August 15, 2017

The recall

Company
Vita Food Products, Inc. (Chicago, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“This voluntary recall is being initiated due to a positive Listeria monocytogenes sample taken by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.”
Where it was sold
US: Nationwide (NY, MA, VM, NH, TX, AL, FL, GA, and SC)
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
68574

The product recalled

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

  • F-2175-2014 Class I

    Vita Classic Premium Sliced Smoked Atlantic Nova Salmon, packaged in a black vacuum-sealed, plastic film package for retail sale. Product is labeled "ready to serve" and each package contains 4 ounces of product.

    Codes: UPC: Case (12/4oz. packages), 10022635700381 *** Package (4 oz), 22635 70038 ****** ITEM NO: 140490 ****** SELL BY AUG 17 2014 ****** LOT: 00764B

    Quantity: 626 cases, each case contains 12/4 ounce packages, TOTAL PACKAGES = 7,512 packages

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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 July 23, 2014.

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.