Frozen Hot Smoked Vacuum Packed Salmon

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Frozen Hot Smoked Vacuum Packed Salmon Mike's Quality Meats, Inc. · reported 2013-09-25

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Frozen Hot Smoked Vacuum-Packed Salmon packaged in 1.5 lb packages is being recalled due to missing information on the label. Specifically, "Important: Keep Frozen Until Used. Thaw under Refrigerated immediately before use". Failure to provide instructions on the label for proper storage and handling of the product can cause Clostridium botulinum to grow and produce toxin.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2013-07-17
Reported by the agency: 2013-09-25
Closed out (terminated): 2013-09-16
Recalling firm: Mike's Quality Meats, Inc.
Eagle River, AK
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): Two restaurants - one in Alaska and one in Oregon
States we parsed from that text: AK OR
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Fish & seafood Frozen prepared foodsderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1882-2013

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