Smoked Salmon Recalled Due to Listeria Contamination

St. James Smokehouse Inc. is recalling one Lot of its Scotch Reserve Whiskey & Honey Smoked Scottish Salmon product because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.

According to a release from the company, the recall includes Lot code 5797 and Batch code 4759 with UPC No. 853729001151. The smoked salmon product is sold in 4-ounce packages. In total, about 600 pounds of the product are being recalled. The identifying numbers are found on a white label on the back of the package.

No illnesses have been linked to this product, the company maintains in its release. Florida health officials discovered the Listeria contamination during routine testing.

St. James Smokehouse says this product was only sold at The Fresh Market stores in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Louisiana, Maryland, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York. Despite that claim, it is possible the product was sold elsewhere.

Consumers are urged not to eat the possibly contaminated product. Ingesting foods contaminated with Listeria bacteria can lead to Listeriosis.

This is among the more serious forms of food-borne illness, which can be fatal in some people and has been linked to stillbirth and miscarriage among pregnant women. Initially, symptoms of Listeria poisoning include high fever, severe headaches, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.

The very young, the elderly and those prone to illness because of compromised immune systems are at an increased risk of severe symptoms, hospitalization due to the illness or death.

St. James Smokehouse said it is cooperating with the Food and Drug Administration is conducting the recall.