Recall: Smoked Salmon Taken Off Shelves

Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary W. Black is alerting Georgians to the recall of select lots of cold smoked salmon products produced by The Santa Barbara Smokehouse, Inc., of Santa Barbara, Calif.

Routine testing of food contact surfaces revealed the products could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria is an organism that can cause foodborne illness in a person that eats an item contaminated with it. Symptoms include fever, muscle aches and gastrointestinal issues such as nausea and diarrhea. The illness primarily affects pregnant women and adults with weakened immune systems. Most healthy adults and children rarely become seriously ill. 

The affected products are as follows:

• Cambridge House Private Reserve
• Cambridge House Mild
• Cambridge House Royal
• Cambridge House Royal Pastrami
• Cambridge House Royal Lemon and Dill
• Cambridge House Royal Prime Tenderloin
• Cambridge House Mild Lemon Pepper
• Cambridge House Balmoral
• Cambridge House Gravadlax
• Cambridge House Mild Citron Vodka
• Coastal Harbor
• Coastal Harbor Oak
• Coastal Harbor Oak Beech
• Coastal Harbor Beech
• Coastal Harbor Oak Beech Pastrami
• Coastal Harbor One-Pound Trimmings
• Coastal Harbor Nova
• Santa Barbara Smokehouse Balmoral
• Harbor Point Atlantic
• Harbor Point Scottish Style
• Gelsons Market Cambridge House Private Reserve
• Fresh & Easy Atlantic Smoked Salmon
• Fresh & Easy Scottish Smoked Atlantic Salmon
• Fresh & Easy Smoked Salmon Trimmings
• Channel Island Atlantic
• Local Abundance
• Local Abundance Norwegian
• Local Abundance Unsliced
• Gordon Foods Private Reserve Wild

No illnesses have been reported to date.

Georgia Department of Agriculture inspectors will be checking to make sure the recalled products are removed from sale. Consumers who purchased any pre-packaged caramel apples are advised not to eat them, but to return it to the store of purchase.

Questions about this recall?

Consumers  who purchased this product can contact Santa Barbara Smokehouse at 1-805-966-9796.

To view a comprehensive list of food and feed recalls affecting Georgia, visit our Food Safety Division recall website. If this recall expands or additional details become available in the future, the website will provide the most up-to-date information.