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Nathan's Cold Smoked Salmon Recall: Listeria Risk

Vita Food Products recalls Nathan's Cold Smoked Wild Salmon due to Listeria monocytogenes. Check lot codes and UPC before consuming.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0087-2020FoodNathan's ›
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Recalling firmVita Food Products, Inc.2222 W Lake St · Chicago, IL 60612-2210
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Vita Food Products, Inc. is recalling Nathan's Cold Smoked Wild Salmon because the product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. This specific recall involves 20 cases distributed to a single wholesaler in Massachusetts. The record does not specify any remedy or action steps for consumers. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/16506-nathan-s-cold-smoked-salmon-recall-listeria-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/16506-nathan-s-cold-smoked-salmon-recall-listeria-risk · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0087-2020

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“Nathan's Cold Smoked Salmon Recall: Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/16506-nathan-s-cold-smoked-salmon-recall-listeria-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-0087-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0087-2020%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on 2019-10-14 that Vita Food Products, Inc. is recalling NATHAN'S COLD SMOKED WILD SALMON because the product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The recall affects 20 cases distributed to a single wholesaler in MA.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Nathan's
  • Product: NATHAN'S COLD SMOKED WILD SALMON, in 3oz.vacuum packed pouch, 12 units per wholesale case
  • UPC: 7303080686
  • Lot code: 113420619C
  • Best Before: 20121.01

The hazard

The product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, according to the FDA.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Vita Food Products, Inc. has had three other recalls since 2014-03-26, including a 2020-03-03 recall of Vita Wild Herring in Wine Sauce for undeclared milk and a 2014-06-13 recall of Vita Classic Premium Sliced Smoked Salmon due to Listeria risk. Other recent recalls of similar products include Wellsley Farms Salmon Recall (2026-02-10), Markys Caviar Mon Sire Brie Cheese Recall (2026-08-25), and Clover Hill Dairy Smoked Cheddar Cheese Recall (2026-06-01).

How to tell if you have this one

Check if you have Nathan's Cold Smoked Wild Salmon in a 3oz vacuum-packed pouch. Look for UPC 73030 80686, Lot code 113420619C, and a Best Before date of 20121.01.

  • Brand
    Nathan's
  • Product
    NATHAN'S COLD SMOKED WILD SALMON, in 3oz.vacuum packed pouch, 12 units per wholesale case, UPC 73030 80686
  • Category
    Food

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in Massachusetts.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “Single wholesaler in MA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Massachusetts.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 7 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Oct 14, 201912. FDA classified it Class I: Oct 29, 201923. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Nov 6, 201934. FDA terminated the recall: May 14, 2020420192020
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0087-2020 (October 14, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0087-2020 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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