Food Safety Recall round-up 27 September - 3 October
Unproper cooked fish poses Clostridium botulinum risk
30 September - USA: Big Blue Fisheries is recalling smoked products because the products may not have been properly cooked and have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.
All lots and codes, various sizes, in vacuum packages are affected but there have been no reports of illness.
Big Blue Fisheries initiated a recall after Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) conducted an inspection and discovered that some of their products may not have been properly cooked.
The firm’s products sold under Big Blue Fisheries brand and Sitka Alaska Smoked Fish were distributed in Sitka, Alaska and wholesale nationwide between 09/24/11 to 09/24/13.
Products were sold in vacuum packed plastic packages with labels located on the front that include the pack date and AK#604.
