Haifa Smoked Fish recalls all cold smoked sprats after FDA finds no botulism controls
Key facts
- Type / category
- News / Recall
- Agency
- FDA
- Source date
- Sectors
- Food
On October 23, 2026, FDA warned consumers, retailers, restaurants and food service customers not to eat, sell or serve cold smoked sprats from D&M Smoked Fish Inc., doing business as Haifa Smoked Fish, of Jamaica, New York. FDA's inspection found the firm was producing cold-smoked sprats without required food safety controls to prevent Clostridium botulinum growth and toxin formation. According to FDA's advisory, the agency had recommended a recall and the firm had declined.
On October 27, 2026, the company recalled all lots, about 560 pounds, which were packed loose in bulk cardboard boxes, shipped refrigerated and sold to retailers, restaurants, wholesalers and food service customers in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. FDA says the product may have reached other states and can keep for up to a year frozen. No illnesses had been reported.
What it means for labs
Cold-smoked and reduced-oxygen-packed foods depend on documented process controls for C. botulinum. Processors of these foods may want to check that their hazard analysis names C. botulinum and that critical limits such as salt, temperature and packaging are backed by data.
Who it affects
Smoked fish and other reduced-oxygen-packaged food processors, and the retailers and food service customers that buy from them
Sources
- FDA advisory: Do not eat, sell, or serve cold smoked sprats sold by Haifa Smoked Fish, Inc. (Oct 23, 2026; updated Oct 27, 2026) (opens in new tab)Official source · FDA
- FDA-posted company announcement: Haifa Smoked Fish recalls Cold Smoked Sprats for potential Clostridium botulinum (Oct 27, 2026) (opens in new tab)Official source · FDA
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