Ireland: More Organic Smoked Salmon Recalled Due to Listeria

Burren Smokehouse Ltd. Recalls Additional Products and Batches of Organic & Wild Smoked Salmon due to Detection of Listeria monocytogenes (Update 1)

Product:	Burren Smokehouse Ltd. Organic Smoked Salmon (Plain, Honey Whiskey Fennel and Honey Dill) & Wild Smoked Salmon; sizes: 40g, 100g, 160g, 200g, 300g, 500g packs, 750g and 1 kg sides (Approval number IE CE 0004 EC)
Country Of Origin:	Ireland

Message:

Listeria monocytogenes was detected in some of the above batches of Burren Smokehouse Ltd organic & wild smoked salmon products. Burren Smokehouse Ltd. is extending its recall of12th June 2015 to include the additional products and batch codes above. Other batches of Burren Smokehouse Ltd. organic smoked salmon are being tested and results are awaited.

Products	Batch Codes
Organic Smoked Salmon (Plain, Honey Whiskey Fennel and Honey Dill)	5045 O, 5048 O, 5054 O, 5059 O, 5062 O
Wild Smoked Salmon	5046 I, 5051 I

Ireland: Burren Smokehouse Smoked Organic Salmon Recalled

Low Levels of Listeria monocytogenes Detected in a Batch of Burren Smokehouse Smoked Organic Salmon

Product:	Burren Smokehouse Smoked Organic Salmon; sizes: 40g, 100 g, 500 g packs, 750 g and 1 kg sides (Approval number IE CE 0004 EC)
Batch Code:	5045 0
Country Of Origin:	Ireland

Message:

Low levels of Listeria monocytogenes have been detected in the above batch of Burren Smokehouse Ltd smoked organic salmon.

Nature Of Danger:

A low level of the pathogen was detected in the smoked salmon; however, because Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigeration temperatures, there is a risk that the bacteria could grow to harmful levels. Listeriosis is a serious disease which can be life threatening, particularly for pregnant women, the elderly and other people with a weakened immune system.

Action Required:

Consumers who have bought the implicated batch should dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase.

Smoked Salami Product Recalled Due to Temperature Abuse

 Great Lakes Smoked Meats is recalling approximately 2,863 pounds of smoked salami product, which may have experienced temperature abuse and may contain Clostridium perfringens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The smoked salami was produced on Dec. 12, 2014 through Dec. 14, 2014. The following product are subject to recall: View Labels 

• Approximately 2.25-2.3 lb. vacuum-packed sticks of “SMOKEHOUSE DELI KARPATSKAYA SMOKED COOKED SALAMI”

The product subject to recall bears the establishment number “1029 SEOH” inside the Cooperative Interstate Shipment mark of inspection. This establishment is an Ohio state-inspected plant which participates in USDA’s Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) program.  Under CIS, state-inspected plants can operate as federally-inspected facilities, under specific conditions, and ship their product in interstate commerce and internationally. “Sell By” dates for the recalled product range from Mar. 16, 2015, to Mar. 19, 2015. The product was shipped to retail locations in California, New York, and Pennsylvania.

The problem was discovered by the establishment during an internal records review which showed the product had reached an unsafe temperature during the cooling process.  

Clostridium perfringens is a type of bacteria that can be found in a variety of foods, particularly meats, meat products, and gravy. Emetic toxins produced by Clostridium perfringens bacteria are characterized by intense abdominal cramps and diarrhea which begin 8-22 hours after consumption of foods containing large numbers of those Clostridium perfringens bacteria capable of producing the toxin. The illness is usually over within 24 hours but less severe symptoms may persist in some individuals for 1 or 2 weeks.

FSIS and the company have received no reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Individuals concerned about an illness should contact a health care provider.

Consumers with questions regarding the recall can contact Ben Fligner, Owner, at (440) 242-6328.

FDA Orders Smoked Seafood Manufacturer to Cease Operations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently ordered Jensen’s Old Fashioned Smokehouse Inc., a processor of smoked fish products in Seattle, Wash., to stop processing, preparing, packing, holding and distributing any food at or from its facility.

The order follows the FDA’s analysis of environmental samples collected during its most recent inspection of the company’s facility, which confirmed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes (L. mono) in the facility, including in food processing and storage areas.

Jensen’s Old Fashioned Smokehouse Inc. is subject to a consent decree of permanent injunction, which was entered by the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in 2001. Under the terms of the consent decree, the company agreed to comply with requirements to control food safety hazards and ensure that its products are not adulterated.   

The findings of the FDA’s most recent inspection establish that food in the company’s facility is adulterated and led the FDA to issue the order to cease operations under the terms of the consent decree.

In order to resume operations, Jensen’s must meet several requirements, including thoroughly cleaning and sanitizing the facility and hiring an expert to develop a Sanitation Standard Operating Procedure and an environmental microbial monitoring program for L. mono. Jensen’s must also test representative samples of all vacuum-packaged smoked fishery products on hand at the company for L. mono and provide the results to the FDA.

Jensen’s processes smoked fish products and distributes or sells them in its retail store, online and through other businesses in Washington, Oregon and California.

Listeria can cause a serious illness called listeriosis, which can be fatal, especially in certain high-risk groups. These groups include older adults, people with compromised immune systems and certain chronic medical conditions (such as cancer) and unborn babies and newborns. In pregnant women, listeriosis can cause miscarriage, stillbirth and serious illness or death in newborn babies, though the mother herself rarely becomes seriously ill.