Strubs Smoked Salmon Recalled Due to Potential Listeria Bacteria Contamination

Consumers are being warned to avoid eating certain packages of Strubs Norwegian Style Sliced Smoked Steelhead Salmon after routine testing by the FDA and Canadian authorities determined the fish may be carry life-threatening Listeria bacteria.

The fish, sold in 300-gram packages, is distributed by West Side Foods Inc. of Bronx, N.Y., the FDA said. It was imported from Canada and sold to three kosher retail stores in New York and Maryland.

The potentially contaminated salmon was shipped in cartons containing vacuum-packed packages bearing UPC code 0 71217 69997 4, registration number “0609”, and stickers with a code date of 03MA09. There is no production date on the individual packages. There are 24 individual 300-gram packages per carton.

Consumers who have purchased the Strubs salmon are advised to throw it away.

Listeriosis is a form of food poisoning caused by exposure to L. monocytogenes and can result in serious, life-threatening infections in young children, frail, or older people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals may experience only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. However, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths, the FDA warned.

There have so far been no illnesses reported from the Strubs salmon, officials said.

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