71%

Fewer recalls than
Seafood peers

Vita Food Products — FDA Recall History & Enforcement Records

Established Player · Seafood

Data Notice: Recall frequency varies by category and firm size; data is comparative and may not indicate actual brand safety or quality. See Methodology.

As of July 16, 2026, Vita Food Products has 4 recorded FDA food enforcement actions in the openFDA database. Their most recent recall was on 3 Mar 2020. Vita Food Products is categorized under Seafood based on their predominant recall history.

4
Total FDA recalls
12.3
Years in FDA database
0.3
Recalls per year
2,326 days(6.4 yrs)
Since last recall
100.0%
Class I (life-threatening)
0.3 recalls/yr vs Seafood avg 1.1/yrWell Below Average

Recall activity over time for Vita Food Products

How serious are Vita Food Products recalls?

FDA recall classifications by severity

Class I (Life-threatening)
100.0% (4 recalls)
Class II (Moderate risk)
0.0% (0 recalls)
Class III (Minor violation)
0.0% (0 recalls)

Full FDA recall history for Vita Food Products

All 4 FDA enforcement actions sourced from openFDA · Sorted by date, most recent first

Date Product Reason Class & Status
3 Mar 2020Official FDA Notice Vita Wild Herring in Wine Sauce 32oz plastic jar, UPC 22635 40011, 6 jars per case Ready to Eat Keep Refrigerated Undeclared milk Class ITerminated
14 Oct 2019Official FDA Notice NATHAN’S COLD SMOKED WILD SALMON, in 3oz.vacuum packed pouch, 12 units per wholesale case, UPC 73030 80686 Product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes Class ITerminated
13 Jun 2014Official FDA Notice Vita Classic Premium Sliced Smoked Atlantic Nova Salmon, packaged in a black vacuum-sealed, plastic film package for ret This voluntary recall is being initiated due to a positive Listeria monocytogenes sample taken by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer S Class ITerminated
26 Mar 2014Official FDA Notice Herring Fillets in Wine Sauce sold under the ELF brand in 12 oz. plastic jars. Vita Food Products, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois is notifying the public that it is recalling 2,280 individual plastic jars of 12 ounce Elf Herring Fille Class ITerminated

Where have Vita Food Products recalls occurred?

States affected across all recorded FDA enforcement actions

Nationwide

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