Terra Medi LLC Recall: Un-eviscerated fish may be contaminated with clostridium botulinum
United States
OngoingClass I
- Company
- Terra Medi LLC
- Product
- Hellas Meze Golden Smoked Whole Herring
- Recall date
- May 13, 2026
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
Un-eviscerated fish may be contaminated with clostridium botulinum
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellas Meze Golden Smoked Whole Herring | Not published in this source record | 20 cases (15 units per case) | production date of 4/12/2025, best before 4/12/2026, L120425F54 |
Distribution
- MA
- NJ
- IL
- and NY
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- H-0899-2026
- Event ID
- 98989
- Status
- Ongoing
- Classification
- Class I
- Company
- Terra Medi LLC
- Product description
- Hellas Meze Golden Smoked Whole Herring
- Quantity
- 20 cases (15 units per case)
- Reason
- Un-eviscerated fish may be contaminated with clostridium botulinum
- Recall initiation date
- May 13, 2026
- Report date
- June 10, 2026
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- Not terminated as of this source record
- Distribution pattern
- MA, NJ, IL, and NY
- UPC, lot, and code information
- production date of 4/12/2025, best before 4/12/2026, L120425F54
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification method
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Source last updated
- Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
- Public Health Trace retrieval date
FDA announcement
FDA Announcement Confirmed matched to this recall.
- Announced by FDA
- May 14, 2026
- Announcement source
- View FDA announcement
Responsible company: Terra Medi LLC
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Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.
| State | Distributed |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
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