Beloved New York Favorite Suddenly Recalled After Fatal Warning

An FDA warning has triggered a recall of a food New Yorkers can’t live without.

According to a recent study, the average New Yorker eats 111 bagels each year.

Smoked Fish Recall Impacts New Yorkers

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When I have a bagel, my go-to order is cream cheese and lox, aka smoked fish. That's why this new recall hit so close to home.

Haifa Smoked Fish has issued a national recall of two cold-smoked items due to possible Listeria contamination.

According to the FDA, Listeria Monocytogenes can cause "serious" and "sometimes fatal infections."

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Most at risk are young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy people typically deal with a high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea,

It can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

What's Recalled

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Haifa “COLD SMOKED SALMON” 8 OZ., LOT # 219 and “COLD SMOKED SEABASS” 8 OZ., LOT # 212 were distributed nationwide through direct delivery to retail stores and distributors.

Haifa ”COLD SMOKED SALMON” 8 OZ., LOT # 219 and “COLD SMOKED SEABASS” 8 OZ., LOT # 212 are vacuum packaged on a paper board with flexible plastic.

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The FDA report says the issue arose after New York State inspectors pulled samples and a lab confirmed the presence of Listeria.

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No illnesses have been linked to the products at this time, but the FDA urges all New Yorkers not to eat the fish and take the product back to the store for a refund.

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The Best Bagel Destinations in Upstate New York

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So, how do you start your morning? A piece of toast on the run? A bowl of Cheerios? Ham and eggs? A fruit smoothie? Well, they are all good starters but for this writer (and many other folks) a great way to start the day is with a toasted bagel with a schmear of cream cheese. Filling, healthy, delicious, and convenient. There are dozens of bagel shops spread all over the Upstate region. Here is a starter list of 14 great bagel bakeries, from the Hudson Valley to Buffalo, and from the St. Lawrence River to the Catskills. Check out the list and see some of the great photos. I can guarantee you that looking at these photographs will make you say, "Yup, it is bagel time!"

Gallery Credit: Chuck D'Imperio