Food recall: Vita Classic Premium Sliced Smoked Atlantic Nova Salmon, packaged in a black vacuum-sealed, plastic film package for…
Class I FDA enforcement event 68574. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
This voluntary recall is being initiated due to a positive Listeria monocytogenes sample taken by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Vita Food Products, Inc. started this food recall on 13 Jun 2014. The firm address in the FDA record is in Chicago, IL. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 68574 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 23 Jul 2014. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 15 Aug 2017.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
US: Nationwide (NY, MA, VM, NH, TX, AL, FL, GA, and SC)
Recalling firm
Vita Food Products, Inc., Chicago, IL.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-2175-2014 | Vita Classic Premium Sliced Smoked Atlantic Nova Salmon, packaged in a black vacuum-sealed, plastic film package for retail sale. Product is labeled "ready to serve" and each package contains 4 ounces of product. | 626 cases, each case contains 12/4 ounce packages, TOTAL PACKAGES = 7,512 packages | Class I | Terminated | 23 Jul 2014 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2014
- 573
- Share of these events in Class I
- 50%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 4
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2020 | Vita Wild Herring in Wine Sauce 32oz plastic jar, UPC 22635 40011, 6 jars per case Ready to Eat Keep Refrigerated | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 14 Oct 2019 | NATHAN'S COLD SMOKED WILD SALMON, in 3oz.vacuum packed pouch, 12 units per wholesale case, UPC 73030 80686 | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 26 Mar 2014 | Herring Fillets in Wine Sauce sold under the ELF brand in 12 oz. plastic jars. | Food | Class I | 1 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-2175-2014The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 68574. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/68574/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
US: Nationwide (NY, MA, VM, NH, TX, AL, FL, GA, and SC)
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 68574?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
626 cases, each case contains 12/4 ounce packages, TOTAL PACKAGES = 7,512 packages
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2014 have the same class?
- 50% of the 573 food events that started in 2014 are in Class I.