US-based Ocean Beauty Seafoods is voluntarily recalling 371 cases of ready-to-eat cold smoked salmon products as they may be contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes.
The products subject to recall include Nathan's Brand 3oz Cold Smoked Atlantic Salmon and LASCCO Cold Smoked Nova Atlantic Salmon 4 oz, bearing UPC codes 0 73030 80368 2 and 0 72840 01751 7 respectively.
These products have been distributed to various locations from 20 November 2012 through 12 December 2012. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is monitoring the recall.
No other Ocean Beauty product is affected by the recall and no illnesses have been reported associated with the recall.
Consumption of products containing Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infection in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
