Ireland Recalls Smoked Salmon Slices Over Listeria monocytogenes in Its Third Notice for This Product in Ten Days

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) published on October 12, 2026 alert 2026.64, classified as category 1 ("for action"), for the recall of two batches of smoked salmon slices in 200-gram packs. The reason is the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. The salmon is of Irish origin, the recall is carried out by the operator itself and the notices are displayed at the points of sale of a discount supermarket chain. The affected batches are identified by two use-by dates, so the notice does not extend to the entire production.

This is the FSAI's third notice for sliced smoked salmon in ten days. On October 2 the authority had published the recall of a batch of sliced smoked salmon of another brand, and on October 11 alert 2026.63 for a batch of smoked salmon under a supermarket chain's own brand. The notices correspond to different batches and brands, and the FSAI does not point to a common origin, but the succession puts the focus on a food that is eaten without cooking and kept refrigerated for weeks.

Consumers are advised not to eat the batches involved. Retailers are asked to remove them from sale and to place recall notices at the point of sale. According to the authority, in healthy people listeriosis can cause mild, flu-like symptoms, or digestive discomfort such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, while in pregnant women, infants, older adults and people with weakened defenses it can be severe and complicated. Incubation is about three weeks on average, with a range of 3 to 70 days, so cases can appear long after the product was consumed.

The reason smoked salmon appears again and again in these notices is technical: Listeria monocytogenes tolerates cold and salt, grows at refrigeration temperatures and settles on surfaces in the slicing and packing room, from where it passes to successive batches. For a producer, prevention combines finished product testing with environmental monitoring of equipment and surfaces. TAAG's Ampliora 2.3 kit detects Listeria spp. and L. monocytogenes by real-time PCR and its datasheet includes the fishing and aquaculture industry, with application in foods and living and inert surfaces. The news item describes a recall and not an analysis performed with the kit, so the association is limited to the verification of product and plant environment.