Gold Star Smoked Fish, a seafood firm based in Brooklyn, New York, is recalling various brands of Herring Fillets in Oil across the US due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The products affected by the recall are Baltic Treasures, Norwegian Style Matjes, Marinella "Delicatessnaya", Jewish Style Matjes, Traditional Russian Matjes, and Rybacka Wies Matjes Brands of Herring Fillets in Oil.

The recalled products are packaged in 10.5 oz/300g, 17.64oz/500g and 35.5oz/1kg vacuum packed plastic packages. The products were sold across the US. Each is a product of the USA.

The recall was initiated after sampling by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors and subsequent evaluation of the product by Food Laboratory personnel revealed a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes bacteria in samples of some of the brands being recalled.

Gold Star Smoked Fish is voluntarily recalling additional brands and additional lots of herring fillets in oil as a precaution.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem. Consumers who have purchased the affected products have been asked not to consume it but to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.

Listeria monocytogenes can lead to serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy persons may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.