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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services received information regarding a recall of all packages of Red Thread Fish because they are uneviscerated.

The product comes in a 7 oz. heat sealed plastic bag. The recalled Red Thread Fish was distributed nationwide in supermarkets.

The potential for contamination was noted by New York State Department of Agriculture inspectors during a routine inspection and subsequent analysis of product by Food Laboratory personnel confirmed that the fish was not properly eviscerated prior to processing. The sale of uneviscerated processed fish is prohibited under New York State Agriculture and Markets regulations because Clostridium botulinum spores are more likely to be concentrated in the viscera than any other portion of the fish. Uneviscerated fish have been linked to outbreaks of botulism poisoning. Symptoms of botulism poisoning include blurred or double vision, general weakness, and poor reflexes, difficulty swallowing and respiratory paralysis.

The full recall can be found at: www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm432297.htm.