Food recall: Whole Foods Smoked Peppered Atlantic Salmon Portion, packed in bulk boxes. Labeling states: Smoked on: 08/09/17, Sell Th
Rushing Waters Fisheries, LLC (Palmyra, WI) initiated this food recall on 11 Aug 2017; FDA lists 3 product records under event 77944, classified Class III.
FDA defines Class III as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences. 6% of the 599 food enforcement events initiated in 2017 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 5 Sep 2017. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. This is the only enforcement event on this register for Rushing Waters Fisheries, LLC.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Rushing Waters Fisheries, LLC, Palmyra, WI.
Reason for recall
"Rushing Waters Fisheries is recalling 3 smoked fish products because they may have been underprocessed."
Distribution
"IL"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-3485-2017 | Whole Foods Smoked Peppered Atlantic Salmon Portion, packed in bulk boxes. Labeling states: Smoked on: 08/09/17, Sell Through: 09/04/17. Smoked fish portions are placed inside of a box lined with a plastic bag, which is hand-tied when the box is filled. Weights of each box vary. | 92.13lbs | Class III | Terminated | 13 Sep 2017 |
| F-3486-2017 | Whole Foods Smoked Traditional Atlantic Salmon Portion, packed in bulk boxes. Labeling states: Smoked on: 08/09/17, Sell Through: 09/04/17. Smoked fish portions are placed inside of a box lined with a plastic bag, which is hand-tied when the box is filled. Weights of each box vary. | 76.5lbs | Class III | Terminated | 13 Sep 2017 |
| F-3487-2017 | Whole Foods Smoked Whitefish Fillet, packed in bulk boxes. Labeling states: Smoked on: 08/09/17, Sell Through: 09/04/17. Smoked fish portions are placed inside of a box lined with a plastic bag, which is hand-tied when the box is filled. Weights of each box vary. | 22.70lbs | Class III | Terminated | 13 Sep 2017 |
Context
Questions and answers
Why was this food recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Rushing Waters Fisheries is recalling 3 smoked fish products because they may have been underprocessed."
What does Class III mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "IL"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 5 Sep 2017. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.