Yamaya Recalls Masago Potentially Tainted With Listeria
Yamaya USA Inc. of Torrance Calif. is recalling 2-pound plastic containers of Masago (Capelin Roe) because of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The packages have a white label with both Japanese and English writing and bear the mark: “Item No. 09867.” They were distributed to retail stores in Los Angeles, Baltimore, Atlanta and Mexico.
Masago, which is orange-red in color, is a common sushi ingredient often used as a garnish. No illnesses have been reported in association with this recall.
Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. It can also can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. Healthy individuals who contract listeriosis may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
