Interior Alaska Fish Processors, Inc. Recalls Santa’s Smokehouse Brand Smoked Keta Salmon
August 27th, 2008 laurie
Interior Alaska Fish Processors, Inc. of Fairbanks, AK is recalling some of its Santa’s Smokehouse brand smoked keta salmon because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product was sold in random weight portions and packaged in clear plastic vacuum sealed bags with the Santa’s Smokehouse “teriyaki style smoked keta salmon” label on it. The only batch subject to the recall will be labeled with the batch number ‘637′, found on the Santa’s Smokehouse label. Approximately 150 pounds of this product was distributed through the company’s retail store in Fairbanks, Alaska and through gift packs sold on the internet between mid December 2007 and July, 2008. The recall is the result of survey sampling by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation which revealed that the sampled product in question contained the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes.
Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal, or diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.












