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Published Oct 17, 2026, 9:38 AM Central · This version Oct 17, 2026, 9:38 AM Central · As of 2026-10-17
FDA’s new Starfish salmon notice names a different product code
Check Starfish Seafood’s 227 g/8 oz premium sliced salmon for lot D080-148, UPC 4751048940099 and best-before date 27.11.2027. FDA’s October 16 posting tells purchasers not to eat it and to return it for a refund. The older seafood-trio warning has different identifiers. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Use FDA’s exact salmon notice and product pictures to check the UPC, lot and date; it gives refund instructions and the company’s weekday consumer contact. →United States; issuer notices on FDA’s website. New salmon notice posted October 16, 2026, with company announcement date October 9; comparison notice posted October 9 is background. Do not infer cancellation, expansion or replacement of either recall.
- 2 source records
- Food and Drug Administration; company announcement
- FDA; Krasnyi Oktyabr Inc.
Still open: No independent lab results or complete retail distribution list obtained; no illness prevalence is inferred. All open questions ↓
Reporting question · As of 2026-10-17
The question: Which Starfish salmon package does the October 16 FDA notice identify?
United States; issuer notices on FDA’s website. New salmon notice posted October 16, 2026, with company announcement date October 9; comparison notice posted October 9 is background. Do not infer cancellation, expansion or replacement of either recall.
New salmon notice
Premium sliced salmon, 227 g/8 oz; UPC 4751048940099; lot D080-148; best before 27.11.2027.
[1]Earlier trio notice
Salmon, halibut and trout; lot D139149161-153; expiration 12/01/2027. Separate October 9 background notice.
[3]Purchaser action
For matching recalled salmon, do not consume; return to place of purchase for a refund.
[4]Exact issuer product identifiers, not a recall timeline or evidence one notice replaces another. No brand-wide recall, new illness onset, contamination rate or safe-lot inference.
Read the process as a table
| Component | Meaning | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| New salmon notice | Premium sliced salmon, 227 g/8 oz; UPC 4751048940099; lot D080-148; best before 27.11.2027. | [1] |
| Earlier trio notice | Salmon, halibut and trout; lot D139149161-153; expiration 12/01/2027. Separate October 9 background notice. | [3] |
| Purchaser action | For matching recalled salmon, do not consume; return to place of purchase for a refund. | [4] |
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Understand the story.
Check the specific salmon package
The new posting identifies a frozen, vacuum-sealed 227 g/8 oz sliced-salmon package, UPC 4751048940099, lot D080-148, best before 27.11.2027. Use those details and the official package pictures, not the generic photograph here. [1]
Keep the dates separate
FDA lists the public posting date as October 16 while retaining the company’s October 9 announcement date. The earlier trio notice has another lot and expiration date. This is a new package-specific public record, not evidence that the hazard began on October 16. [1] [3]
Do not cancel an earlier warning
The new notice names six distribution states. The separate trio record remains a separate warning with different identifiers; these records do not establish that either recall has ended. [2] [3]
Return a matching product
The company’s notice says not to consume the recalled salmon and to return it for a refund. Its report of no illnesses is dated and does not make a potentially contaminated product safe. The exact FDA notice supplies the consumer contact. [4]
How we know4 scoped claims · 2 source recordsView evidence
Each claim keeps its full assertion, date, source passage and limits. Source counts describe records, not independent corroboration.
1.The new package identifiersAttributed
The October 16 FDA posting names Starfish Seafood Premium Cold Smoked Norwegian Salmon Sliced, 227 g/8 oz, UPC 4751048940099, lot D080-148 and best-before date 27.11.2027.
- Scope
- United States; issuer notices on FDA’s website. New salmon notice posted October 16, 2026, with company announcement date October 9; comparison notice posted October 9 is background. Do not infer cancellation, expansion or replacement of either recall.
- Evidence passage
- Summary → FDA Publish Date; Company Announcement → recalled product identification list.
- As of
- 2026-10-17
- Limit
- Exact identifiers matter. The company announcement date remains October 9; no new contamination date is asserted.
Retrieved 2026-10-17T14:02:06.501Z · Food and Drug Administration; company announcement
Company announcement date is October 9; FDA publish/content date is October 16 in these captured bytes. New package-specific public posting, not a new illness onset or lab date.
2.Named distribution statesAttributed
The new salmon notice lists New York, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
- Scope
- United States; issuer notices on FDA’s website. New salmon notice posted October 16, 2026, with company announcement date October 9; comparison notice posted October 9 is background. Do not infer cancellation, expansion or replacement of either recall.
- Evidence passage
- Company Announcement → product distribution paragraph.
- As of
- 2026-10-17
- Limit
- No complete retail store list or household distribution record is supplied.
Retrieved 2026-10-17T14:02:06.501Z · Food and Drug Administration; company announcement
Company announcement date is October 9; FDA publish/content date is October 16 in these captured bytes. New package-specific public posting, not a new illness onset or lab date.
3.An earlier notice is differentAttributed
The October 9 notice identifies Starfish Seafood Trio—salmon, halibut and trout—with lot D139149161-153 and expiration 12/01/2027, a different set of identifiers from the new salmon notice.
- Scope
- United States; issuer notices on FDA’s website. New salmon notice posted October 16, 2026, with company announcement date October 9; comparison notice posted October 9 is background. Do not infer cancellation, expansion or replacement of either recall.
- Evidence passage
- Earlier notice → recalled product identification list.
- As of
- 2026-10-17
- Limit
- These are two public records, not proof that one cancels, expands or replaces the other.
Retrieved 2026-10-17T14:02:06.752Z · FDA; Krasnyi Oktyabr Inc.
Earlier background notice; separate product and identifiers. The relation between the recalls is not fully explained.
4.Reason and actionAttributed
The salmon notice cites potential Listeria contamination found through state product sampling, reports no associated illness reports to date, and directs purchasers not to consume the product and to return it for a refund.
- Scope
- United States; issuer notices on FDA’s website. New salmon notice posted October 16, 2026, with company announcement date October 9; comparison notice posted October 9 is background. Do not infer cancellation, expansion or replacement of either recall.
- Evidence passage
- Company Announcement → sampling, no-illness and purchaser instructions.
- As of
- 2026-10-17
- Limit
- Company account hosted by FDA, not independent lab verification or proof of zero risk.
Retrieved 2026-10-17T14:02:06.501Z · Food and Drug Administration; company announcement
Company announcement date is October 9; FDA publish/content date is October 16 in these captured bytes. New package-specific public posting, not a new illness onset or lab date.
What remains open.
- No independent lab results or complete retail distribution list obtained; no illness prevalence is inferred.
- The new posting’s October 16 FDA date and October 9 company date are distinct. The records do not explain whether the newer package notice replaces or supplements any earlier notice; no such relationship is asserted.
- The archive salmon photograph is generic and cannot identify a recalled package.
- Rechecked against the current edition. This story’s core development is retained, not new in this update; new receipts and case IDs do not create news.
A corrected original, material new development, changed eligibility, effective date, access rule or product identifier requires a separately identified revision and renewed evidence review.
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