MS Fish Corp is recalling Ossie’s Schmaltz Herring due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail, or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy persons may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headaches, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
The problem was discovered after routine sampling by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors and subsequent analysis of the product by Food Laboratory personnel found the product to be positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
Ossie’s Schmaltz Herring is packed in a 12 oz plastic container coded 2/0311. It is a product of USA. Product was distributed throughout New York State.
Consumers that have purchased Ossie’s Schmaltz Herring should not consume it, but should return it to the place of purchase. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 347-533-8200.
(Source: US FDA)
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Thanks but no thanks. As if Shmaltz is ever good for you – with or without listeria monocytogenes.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest describes listeria as due to poor sanitation on work surfaces. The disease has a higher mortality rate (25%) than salmonella (1%), and has been known to affect raw and smoked fish, as in this case.It is also caused by lack of refrigeration of produce below 39 degrees, and by a lack of using pasteurization (heat) to kill the pathogen. Kashruth is more than what we put in our mouth, but by the production methods used to ensure “kashruth”