ALASKA: Contamination forces fish recall - (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
June 6, 2008 – 5:43 pmA Fairbanks business is recalling 163 pounds of smoked silver salmon that may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
So far, though, no illness has been reported by people eating the Santas Smokehouse brand fish, said Shelbie Umphenour, marketing director for Interior Alaska Fish Processors Inc.
The company instigated the recall Thursday following a random test by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. The recall covers a 235-pound batch, and the company will destroy the 72 pounds remaining on shelves, she said, estimating the monetary cost of the loss at less than $1,000. The rest was sold through the companys retail store in Fairbanks and online between Feb. 1 and June 2.
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