NY-Based smoked fish company recalls 42 products in 17 states for possible fatal infections

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The recall reaches from New York to California and Florida to Oregon. It includes salmon, trout, whitefish and other products that can be fatal to those with weak immune systems.

More than three dozen smoked fish products distributed from a New York-based company are being recalled for a potential of fatal infections among children, the elderly, frail and those with weakened immune systems.

Banner Smoked Fish has voluntarily recalled 42 products from New York to California and Oregon to Florida in the 17 states it is distributed. "The recall is because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems," the company wrote in a statement.People who are healthy may see some milder, short-term symptoms like fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, stomach pain and diarrhea.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration discovered the problem during a routine inspection. The FDA stated"products were found to be processed under unsanitary condition." The products were distributed for retail and other distribution, and also online in: New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Pennsylvania, California, Florida, Nebraska, Arizona, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, Nevada, Oregon, Wisconsin, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.The company says anyone who has purchased any of the below items"are urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.

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