J & K Smokery Ltd recalls vacuum packed smoked fish due to potential risk of botulism!
summary：J & K Smokery Ltd recalls all batches and date codes of its vacuum packed smoked fish due to concerns over its procedures in place to control Clostridium botulinum...
Risk The effectiveness of process controls that could potentially affect the safety of vacuum packed smoked fish produced by J & K Smokery Ltd cannot be demonstrated satisfactorily. The issue relates to controlling factors to prevent the growth and toxin production of Clostridium botulinum. Botulinum toxin may cause a serious form of food poisoning called botulism. Although no trace of the toxin has been found in products tested, a recall from customers is being carried out as a precautionary measure.
Product details
Product: J & K Smokery vacuum packed smoked fish products
Pack size: all
Batch code: all
Date codes: all
Approval number: UK LO 068 EC
Action taken by the company
J & K Smokery Ltd is recalling the above products. The company supplies stores and mobile fish suppliers and has notified all of its customers that were supplied these products. A point-of-sale notice will be displayed by businesses selling J & K Smokery Ltd vacuum packed smoked fish products. This notice alerts customers to the recall and advises them of what actions to take if they have bought the product. The point-of-sale notice can be found at the link below.
No other J & K Smokery Ltd products are known to be affected.
CUSTOMER INFORMATION
J & K Smokery Ltd has recalled all packs of its vacuum packed smoked fish due to concerns over its procedures in place to control Clostridium botulinum. The FSA has issued a Product Recall Information Notice.
J & K Smokery Ltd has recalled all packs of its vacuum packed smoked fish due to concerns over its procedures in place to control Clostridium botulinum. The FSA has issued a Product Recall Information Notice.
The effectiveness of process controls that could potentially affect the safety of vacuum packed smoked fish produced by J & K Smokery Ltd, cannot be demonstrated satisfactorily. The issue relates to ensuring sufficient controlling factors to prevent the growth and toxin production of the bacterium known as Clostridium botulinum. This may cause a serious form of food poisoning called botulism.
Although no trace of Clostridium botulinum has been found in products tested, the company has recalled all packs of its vacuum packed smoked fish as a precautionary measure.
J & K Smokery Ltd has recalled all affected products. Point-of-sale notices will be displayed by businesses/ stores and mobile fish suppliers which sold the products.
Consumers are advised not to consume these products. Instead, any product should be returned to the
store from where it was bought.
Advice to consumers
If you have bought any of the above products, do not consume them. Instead, return them to the store or mobile fish supplier where they were purchased from for a full refund.