Time to check your freezers: Experts warn consuming these products could result in a potentially serious illness.
Nearly 45,000 Pounds of Seafood Have Been Recalled in 3 States
Published on Jun. 12, 2025
If you’re looking for an easy way to elevate a dish while giving your body a boost, just add shrimp. As a classic and typically affordable seafood choice, shrimp can provide nutritional benefits such as omega-3s, protein, and vitamin B12—all the more reason to toss some into pasta salads, soups, or stir-fries this summer.
But if you have a bag of shrimp sitting in your freezer right now, you’ll want to check the label to make sure it’s not part of a new recall.
This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted the public to the recall of 44,550 pounds of Cooked & Peeled Ready-To-Eat Coldwater Shrimp Meat from Bornstein Seafoods. Products were sold in either 1-pound or 5-pound plastic bags, according to the report that was published Tuesday.
The market name for each product is simply “Shrimp,” but the product description is listed as “Coldwater Shrimp Meat.”
The report says the reason for the recall is “Potential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogenes.” It goes on to say the recalled 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.”
This type of food poisoning can also cause health issues for otherwise healthy individuals. Common symptoms of a Listeriosis infection include fever, headache, diarrhea, and vomiting, the Cleveland Clinic explains.
The affected shrimp products were reportedly shipped to both distributors and retailers in three states: California, Oregon, and Washington. However, the report suggests that the items “may have been further distributed and sold at retailers nationwide.” The shrimp products have also been recalled in Canada’s British Columbia.
The report does not state which stores may have sold the recalled shrimp. However, the products may have been sold on Amazon, as the company’s recalls page contains a link to the FDA report.
Fifteen types of product seem to be involved—each product’s item number, Universal Product Code (UPC), master class label description, and lot number can be found in the FDA’s recall report link above. The report notes, “The affected product has the lot code printed at the lower left corner of master case label and at the bottom on the back side of 1 lb. or 5 lb. bag.”
Images of product labels are also shared in the FDA report.
According to the recall notice, Bornstein Seafoods Inc.—a family-owned business based in Bellingham, Washington—discovered Listeria monocytogenes bacteria in an “in-process shrimp sample in a food production environment,” as part of a routine sampling inspection.
The company has reportedly stopped product distribution as it “continues our root cause investigation as to what caused the problem.”
There have not been any confirmed reports of illness, per the FDA report.
The FDA is urging consumers to return recalled products to the place of purchase to receive a full refund.
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