RYBACKA WIES brand HERRING FILLETS IN OIL (MATJES SLEDZ W OLEJU), Net Wt. 17.6 oz. (500g), UPC 0 21143 24122 8, Distributed By Gold Star, Inc., Brooklyn, NY 11231 --- The product is vacuum packed in a sealed plastic package.

Gold Star Smoked Fish Corp. recalled RYBACKA WIES brand HERRING FILLETS IN OIL (MATJES SLEDZ W OLEJU), Net Wt. 17.6 oz. (500g), UPC 0 21143 24122 8, Distributed By Gold Star, In 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 Jul 25, 2013.

The recall was triggered by possible Listeria contamination: "The product was found to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes based on sampling and analysis by New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets." 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 "Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Oregon and Virginia." A multi-state footprint means the same lot can surface in households far from the producer. The recalling firm is based in Brooklyn, NY. The recall covers 30 cases (8 x 17.6 oz./500 grams) of product. The FDA has Terminated this recall (first reported Aug 21, 2013), 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.