Danish processor pulls all smoked halibut from retail after Listeria findings

Danish seafood processor Hjerting Laks is assessing whether to resume its smoked halibut production after recalling products due to Listeria findings in two batches last week.

gravadlaks_hellefiskstorA decision on this will be taken next week, the company’s director Christoph Kjaergaard said in a response to Undercurrent News.

In a statement signed by Kjaergaard on Sept. 1, the company said it has recalled all its smoked sliced halibut products from retailers.

The company is now carrying out food analyses to assess whether to resume its production of sliced smoked halibut or remove it from its range, wrote the director.