Trans-Ocean Products Recalls Smoked Salmon Potentially Contaminated With Listeria
Trans-Ocean Products, Inc. of Bellingham, Washington is recalling smoked salmon products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause serious, sometimes fatal infections.
On November 22, Trans-Ocean announced the recall 4 ounce “transOCEAN Wild Alaska Sockeye Smoked Salmon” with lot numbers 1280W & 1293W after the manufacturer reported the problem. The recalled fish was distributed to four supermarket chains in six states:Demoulas Marketbasket in Massachusetts and New Hampshire; Giant Eagle in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, and Ohio. Distribution of the product has been suspended while the FDA and Trans-Ocean Products investigate the source of the problem.
The product, sliced cold-smoked Sockeye salmon, is vacuum packaged in a white and green plastic pouch and bears the brand name “transOCEAN.” The lot number is ink jetted on the back panel of the package, on the right hand margin. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.
Source: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm281369.htm
