A Florida company recalls a supermarket chain’s store brand salmon when listeria is found

David J. Neal

One lot of Giant Food’s Wild Caught Alaskan Sockeye Smoked Salmon has been recalled after testing by the Maryland Department of Health found listeria.

That’s according to an FDA-posted recall notice from St. Petersburg-based manufacturer Seven Seas International, which also said Giant Food distributed the salmon in Delaware, Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

This covers 4-ounce packs in lot No. R4132. If you have one or several of these packs, they should be returned to the store for a full refund or at least thrown away.

Giant Food Wild Caught Sockeye Smoked Salmon has been recalled by Seven Seas International out of St. Petersburg, Florida.
Giant Food Wild Caught Sockeye Smoked Salmon has been recalled by Seven Seas International out of St. Petersburg, Florida.

Listeria kills about 260 of the 1,600 Americans infected each year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Senior citizens, pregnant women and children under 5 are the most vulnerable to listeria’s worse effects. Listeria can cause stillbirths and miscarriage. Listeria symptoms include nausea, diarrhea, high fever, severe headaches, stomachaches, stiffness, confusion and poor balance.

If you have questions about this recall, call Seven Seas at 888-627-5668 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern time.

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