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Superior Foods Recalls Smoked Salmon Spreads Due to Listeria Contamination Risk

Superior Foods is recalling specific lots of Smoked Salmon Spreads produced on March 26, 2018, due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check product codes and dates to determine if affected.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1390-2018FoodSuperior Foods ›
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Recalling firmSuperior Foods Company4243 Broadmoor Ave SE · Kentwood, MI 49512-3934
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What happened, in plain English

Superior Foods is recalling certain Smoked Salmon Spreads from March 26, 2018, because they might contain Listeria monocytogenes. This bacteria can cause serious illness, so affected products should not be used. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/19202-superior-foods-recalls-smoked-salmon-spreads-due-to-listeria-contamination.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/19202-superior-foods-recalls-smoked-salmon-spreads-due-to-listeria-contamination · Updated October 7, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1390-2018

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“Superior Foods Recalls Smoked Salmon Spreads Due to Listeria Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 7, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/19202-superior-foods-recalls-smoked-salmon-spreads-due-to-listeria-contamination. Based on FDA recall #F-1390-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1390-2018%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause severe infections, especially in pregnant women, newborns, and people with weakened immune systems. The recalled products were produced on March 26, 2018, and may have been contaminated during manufacturing.

Who’s affected

Anyone who purchased the recalled Smoked Salmon Spreads between March 26, 2018 and April 25, 2018. People with weakened immune systems are at higher risk for serious illness.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the lot number 0728-2 and UPC codes: 043823684873 for 5 lb. units, 043823923798 for 5 oz units, and 043823925037 for 6 oz units. Products were sold with a sell-by date of April 25, 2018.

  • Brand
    Superior Foods
  • Product
    Smoked Salmon Spread 5 lb. bulk units; Simply Superior Smoked Salmon Spread 5 oz units; and Morey s Smoked Salmon
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using Recalled Products

    Immediately discard or return any Smoked Salmon Spreads with the lot number 0728-2 and the listed UPC codes.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 5 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: yesMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: 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: “Domestic only: MI, IN, IL, OH, MN” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 3 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Apr 18, 201812. FDA classified it Class I: May 8, 201823. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: May 16, 201834. FDA terminated the recall: Jul 10, 201842018
  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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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-1390-2018 (April 18, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1390-2018 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 7, 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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