food safety recall round-up 22-28 November
Herring fillet contaminated with Listeria
25 November - USA: Zip International Group has recalled herring fillet in oil from Russia due to Listeria contamination.
The recalled herring fillet in oil 400g in plastic packaging includes best by dates 18/01/2014 (UPC: 4607095500208).
The best by date is located on the round side of the packaging and was sold to retail grocery stores in New York State beginning on 11/01/2013 and ending on 11/14/2013.
The recall was started after routine sampling by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors and analysis by Food Laboratory personnel found the product to be positive for the pathogen but no illnesses have been reported to date.