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Josephson's Smokehouse
FDA recall F-1402-2014 · Class II · reported 2014-01-22 · Terminated
- Product
- Hot Smoked Pepper Atlantic Salmon, Item HS-C, vacuum packaged and either frozen or refrigerated, ranging in size between about one pound to eight pounds. The UPC for net weight 0.425 lbs. is 0 240120 813603. The label is read in part: HOT SMOKED PEPPERED ATLANTIC SALMON, ATLANTIC SALMON, SALT, COARSE, BLACK PEPPER, CRUSHED RED PEPPER, MIXED HARDWOOD SMOKE, KEEP REFRIGERATED AT 38 DEGREES OR BELOW, Josephson's, Astoria, Oregon 97103. An informational flyer that the firm sends with mail order products reads in part: "***Fresh Hot Smoked Seafood: Wrap well and store at 36 degrees Fahrenheit or below for 10 days to 2 weeks***".
- Reason
- The hot smoked fisheries products in vacuum packages were undercooked and it has a potential hazard of Clostridium botulinum toxin formation.
- Quantity
- Approximately 5 lbs.
- Distribution
- Distributed in AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, WA, and WI.
- Firm location
- OR, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Telephone
- Recall started
- 2013-11-27
- Terminated
- 2014-02-11
- Code info
- There are no manufacturing codes or expiration dates
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.