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Aaron's Gourmet Smoked Fish Recall: Potential for Clostridium botulinum. Products were produced and sold without licensure and regulatory oversight.

United States

TerminatedClass II

Company
Aaron's Gourmet Smoked Fish
Product
Aaron's Gourmet Smoked Fish (King, Sockeye, or Steelhead) pa…
Recall date
February 4, 2021
Terminated
February 26, 2021
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Potential for Clostridium botulinum. Products were produced and sold without licensure and regulatory oversight.

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
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 ***". Not published in this source record 13 cases (12 jars per case); 90 bags Sell By 2022

Distribution

  • Distributed in OR only.

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0317-2021
Event ID
87354
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
Aaron's Gourmet Smoked Fish
Product description
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 ***".
Quantity
13 cases (12 jars per case); 90 bags
Reason
Potential for Clostridium botulinum. Products were produced and sold without licensure and regulatory oversight.
Recall initiation date
February 4, 2021
Report date
March 3, 2021
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
February 26, 2021
Distribution pattern
Distributed in OR only.
UPC, lot, and code information
Sell By 2022
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Other
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
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Responsible company: Aaron's Gourmet Smoked Fish

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Oregon 1

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