Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Herring Fillets in oil Lightly Salted sold under the FRESH SEAFOOD label, packaged in a plastic retail container (tub), Net Wt. 16 oz. (454g) - UPC 825512 014044 --- Produced by Royal Seafood Baza U.S.A.

Royal Seafood Baza, INC. recalled Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Herring Fillets in oil Lightly Salted sold under the 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 778 containers 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.