Overview

• The recall covers 8-ounce, vacuum-packed Cold Smoked Salmon lot 219 and Cold Smoked Sea Bass lot 212, with packages labeled Haifa 219 or Haifa 212.
• The products were distributed to retailers and distributors nationwide, and the FDA has not released a sales timeframe or retailer list.
• Consumers who purchased the affected lots should return the packages to the place of purchase for a full refund, according to the FDA.
• Sampling by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets inspectors and subsequent laboratory analysis detected Listeria monocytogenes in the products.
• Listeria infections pose heightened risks to pregnant people, older adults, and those with weakened immune systems, and the bacteria can survive refrigeration and freezing.