Food recall

Big O' Smokehouse, Inc. recall: Big O' Smokehouse 4lb Whitefish Spread Big O' Smokehouse 8oz Whitefish Spread Packaged in plastic containers

Big O' Smokehouse, Inc., of Caledonia, MI, recalled Big O' Smokehouse 4lb Whitefish Spread Big O' Smokehouse 8oz Whitefish Spread Packaged in plastic containers. The FDA's reason: “Foreign material (white plastic) within whitefish spread.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 10, 2025, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 2, 2025. 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

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed July 23, 2025

The recall

Company
Big O' Smokehouse, Inc. (Caledonia, MI)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Foreign material (white plastic) within whitefish spread”
Where it was sold
Product was delivered to 44 retail stores and 2 distributors located in MI and IL.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
97060

The product recalled

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

  • H-0070-2025 Class II

    Big O' Smokehouse 4lb Whitefish Spread Big O' Smokehouse 8oz Whitefish Spread Packaged in plastic containers

    Codes: Production Date: 05/19/2025 Lot Number: 1395-5 Expiration Date: 07/14/2025

    Quantity: 938 lbs

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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 2, 2025.

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.