Food recall

SM Fish Corp. recall: OSSIE'S PICKLED LOX DAIRY

SM Fish Corp., of Far Rockaway, NY, recalled OSSIE'S PICKLED LOX DAIRY and 13 other products. The FDA's reason: “The product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes based on the presence of the bacteria in the plant.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 29, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 31, 2016. 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 25, 2016

The recall

Company: SM Fish Corp. (Far Rockaway, NY)
Reason, in FDA's words: “The product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes based on the presence of the bacteria in the plant.”
Where it was sold: New York and New Jersey
Recall began: July 29, 2016, by the company
FDA classified it: August 25, 2016
First in an FDA Enforcement Report: August 31, 2016
FDA event number: 74823

The 14 products recalled

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

F-1976-2016 Class I

OSSIE'S PICKLED LOX DAIRY, NET WT. 8 OZ., UPC 739885114136; -- Far Rockaway, NY 11691 --- The product is packed in a plastic deli tub.

Codes: Best By date codes of 7/21/16 through 08/20/16 (located on the bottom of the plastic tub)

Quantity: Total of 336 containers for all products
F-1977-2016 Class I

OSSIE'S HERRING IN SOURCREAM, NET WT. 8 OZ., UPC 739885114174; -- Far Rockaway, NY 11691 --- The product is packed in a plastic deli tub.

Codes: Best By date codes of 7/21/16 through 08/20/16 (located on the bottom of the plastic tub)

Quantity: Total of 336 containers for all products
F-1978-2016 Class I

OSSIE'S TAAM SHABBOS HERRING, NET WT. 7 OZ., UPC 739885109057; -- Far Rockaway, NY 11691 --- The product is packed in a plastic deli tub.

Codes: Best By date codes of 7/21/16 through 08/20/16 (located on the bottom of the plastic tub)

Quantity: Total of 336 containers for all products
F-1979-2016 Class I

OSSIE'S STIGLITZ HERRING, NET WT. 7 OZ., UPC 739885109064; -- Far Rockaway, NY 11691 --- The product is packed in a plastic deli tub.

Codes: Best By date codes of 7/21/16 through 08/20/16 (located on the bottom of the plastic tub)

Quantity: Total of 336 containers for all products
F-1980-2016 Class I

OSSIE'S WASABI HERRING, NET WT. 7 OZ., UPC 739885109088; -- Far Rockaway, NY 11691 --- The product is packed in a plastic deli tub.

Codes: Best By date codes of 7/21/16 through 08/20/16 (located on the bottom of the plastic tub)

Quantity: Total of 336 containers for all products
F-1981-2016 Class I

OSSIE'S SWEDISH MATJES HERRING, NET WT. 7 OZ., UPC 739885109101; -- Far Rockaway, NY 11691 --- The product is packed in a plastic deli tub.

Codes: Best By date codes of 7/21/16 through 08/20/16 (located on the bottom of the plastic tub)

Quantity: Total of 336 containers for all products
F-1982-2016 Class I

OSSIE'S DUBLIN HERRING, NET WT. 7 OZ., UPC 739885109002; -- Far Rockaway, NY 11691 --- The product is packed in a plastic deli tub.

Codes: Best By date codes of 7/21/16 through 08/20/16 (located on the bottom of the plastic tub)

Quantity: Total of 336 containers for all products
F-1983-2016 Class I

OSSIE'S HONEY MUSTARD HERRING; NET WT. 7 OZ. 739885109019; -- Far Rockaway, NY 11691 --- The product is packed in a plastic deli tub.

Codes: Best By date codes of 7/21/16 through 08/20/16 (located on the bottom of the plastic tub)

Quantity: Total of 336 containers for all products
F-1984-2016 Class I

OSSIE'S PICKLED LOX & CREAM, NET WT. 8 OZ., UPC 739885104113; -- Far Rockaway, NY 11691 --- The product is packed in a plastic deli tub.

Codes: Best By date codes of 7/21/16 through 08/20/16 (located on the bottom of the plastic tub)

Quantity: Total of 336 containers for all products
F-1985-2016 Class I

OSSIE'S SHMALTZ HERRING, NET WT. 8 OZ., UPC 739885104182; -- Far Rockaway, NY 11691 --- The product is packed in a plastic deli tub.

Codes: Best By date codes of 7/21/16 through 08/20/16 (located on the bottom of the plastic tub)

Quantity: Total of 336 containers for all products
F-1986-2016 Class I

OSSIE'S ROMAN SHMALTZ HERRING, NET WT. 7 OZ., UPC 739885109026; -- Far Rockaway, NY 11691 --- The product is packed in a plastic deli tub.

Codes: Best By date codes of 7/21/16 through 08/20/16 (located on the bottom of the plastic tub)

Quantity: Total of 336 containers for all products
F-1987-2016 Class I

OSSIE'S PICKLED HERRING, NET WT. 8 OZ., UPC 739885104175; -- Far Rockaway, NY 11691 --- The product is packed in a plastic deli tub.

Codes: Best By date codes of 7/21/16 through 08/20/16 (located on the bottom of the plastic tub)

Quantity: Total of 336 containers for all products
F-1988-2016 Class I

OSSIE'S PICKLED HERRING CLEAR, NET WT. 8 OZ., UPC 739885104205; -- Far Rockaway, NY 11691 --- The product is packed in a plastic deli tub.

Codes: Best By date codes of 7/21/16 through 08/20/16 (located on the bottom of the plastic tub)

Quantity: Total of 336 containers for all products
F-1989-2016 Class I

OSSIE'S PICKLED LOX, NET WT. 8 OZ., UPC 739885104137; -- Far Rockaway, NY 11691 --- The product is packed in a plastic deli tub.

Codes: Best By date codes of 7/21/16 through 08/20/16 (located on the bottom of the plastic tub)

Quantity: Total of 336 containers for all products

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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 August 31, 2016.

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.

The recall

The 14 products recalled

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