VIS Seafoods in Bellingham Issued a voluntary recall yesterday, October 21st, on all of its canned salmon products due to health risk concerns.
According to a news release posted by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its website,
Vis Seafoods of Bellingham, WA is voluntarily recalling ALL canned salmon and smoked salmon with any codes starting with “OC” because it has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that can cause life-threatening illness or death. Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it does not look or smell spoiled.
As of the time of the news release, there had been no reported cases of illnesses. The voluntary recall came after the company was notified that the products were determined to be “possibly under-processed” during an FDA inspection.
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Click for more informationAll products would have been sold to consumers from the company’s retail store in Bellingham and to internet consumers from the website visseafoods.com.
The last date of distribution of recalled products was September 2015. Affected production codes include any codes starting with “OC”. The code can be found on either at the bottom or on top of the can. Recalled products are packaged in metal cans with net weight 5.5 oz and 6.0 oz.
| Product Name | Net Weight | UPC |
|---|---|---|
| Wild Coho Salmon | 6.0 oz. | 6 10041 40004 4 |
| Wild Smoked Coho Salmon | 6.0 oz. | 6 10041 40001 3 |
| Wild King Salmon | 6.0 oz. | 6 10041 21001 8 |
| Wild Smoked King Salmon | 5.5 oz. | 6 10041 20001 9 |
| Wild Sockeye Salmon | 6.0 oz. | 6 10041 10002 9 |
| Wild Smoked Sockeye Salmon | 5.5 oz. | 6 10041 10001 2 |
Vis Seafoods is one of several companies who have issued voluntary recalls over the past ten days regarding products made by Skipanon Brand Seafoods LLC of Warrenton, Oregon.