Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Herring in Brine sold under ROYAL Baza label, vacuum packaged in a clear bag and labeled in part, ** ROYAL baza ** HERRING SUPER DUNAYSKAYA IN VACUUM BY PC * UPC 204450 000263, 175 Lake Ave., Staten Island, NY 10303

Royal Seafood Baza, INC. recalled Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Herring in Brine sold under ROYAL Baza label, vacuum packaged in a clear bag and labeled in part in a Class I action — the FDA's most serious tier, reserved for products with a reasonable probability of causing serious health consequences or death on Dec 2, 2016.

The recall was triggered by possible Listeria contamination: "The product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes." Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures and is especially dangerous for pregnant people, newborns, older adults, and those with weakened immune systems.

The product reached multiple states, recorded by the FDA as "New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and North Carolina." A multi-state footprint means the same lot can surface in households far from the producer. The recalling firm is based in Staten Island, NY. The recall covers 200 vacuum packs total of product. The FDA has Terminated this recall (first reported Jan 11, 2017), its final lifecycle state, indicating the agency considers the corrective action resolved. The historical record remains useful for tracking a brand's recall pattern over time.