Royal Seafood Baza, Inc. Recall: The product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

🇺🇸 United States

1. December 2, 2016 - Recall initiated
2. January 11, 2017 - Reported by source
3. June 21, 2018 - Recall terminated

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

F-1153-2017

Event ID

75852

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class I

Company

Royal Seafood Baza, Inc.

Product description

Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Herring in Brine, Herring Fillet "Matjes" sold under the FRESH SEAFOOD label, packaged in plastic retail containers (tubs), Net Wt. 10.9 oz. (310g) - UPC 825512 004953 and Net Wt. 16.2 oz. (460g) - UPC 825512 004960 -- Manufactured by R.S.B. NY 10303

Quantity

10.9 oz: 454 containers; 16.2 oz: 788 containers

Reason

The product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Recall initiation date

December 2, 2016

Report date

January 11, 2017

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

June 21, 2018

Distribution pattern

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and North Carolina

UPC, lot, and code information

UPC 825512; Herring product packaged with Best Before dates: 11.30.2016 through 02.28.2017

Voluntary or mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification method

Press Release

Source last updated

Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below

Public Health Trace retrieval date

July 18, 2026 ET

Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 75852 with 10 other product entries in Public Health Trace.

Responsible company: Royal Seafood Baza, Inc.

Other recalls from Royal Seafood Baza, Inc.

Where this information comes from

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Technical source data

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Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

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