Food recall

Aaron's Gourmet Smoked Fish recall: Aaron's Gourmet Smoked Fish (King, Sockeye, or Steelhead) packaged in glass jars or in vacuum plastic bags

Aaron's Gourmet Smoked Fish, of Tigard, OR, recalled Aaron's Gourmet Smoked Fish (King, Sockeye, or Steelhead) packaged in glass jars or in vacuum plastic bags. The FDA's reason: “Potential for Clostridium botulinum. Products were produced and sold without licensure and regulatory oversight.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 4, 2021, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 3, 2021. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed February 26, 2021

The recall

Company
Aaron's Gourmet Smoked Fish (Tigard, OR)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Potential for Clostridium botulinum. Products were produced and sold without licensure and regulatory oversight.”
Where it was sold
Distributed in OR only.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
87354

The product recalled

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

  • F-0317-2021 Class II

    Aaron's Gourmet Smoked Fish (King, Sockeye, or Steelhead) packaged in glass jars or in vacuum plastic bags. The label on GLASS JAR is read in parts: "***AARON'S GOURMET SMOKED FISH ***Portland Oregon (503) 372-9849 ***Quinault Tribal Seafoods ***Traditional Native American Smoked Wild Salmon***Sockeye***Fully Cooked Ready To Eat ***PERISHABLE *** Keep refrigerated at or below 38F ***".***Salmon, brown sugar, salt, spices, and natural hardwood smoke*** . The label on VACUUM BAG is read in parts: "***AARON'S GOURMET SMOKED FISH ***Portland Oregon (503) 372-9849 ***Quinault Tribal Seafoods ***Traditional Native American Smoked Wild Salmon ***King***Fully Cooked Ready To Eat *** PERISHABLE *** Keep refrigerated at or below 38F ***".

    Codes: Sell By 2022

    Quantity: 13 cases (12 jars per case); 90 bags

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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 March 3, 2021.

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.