The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0027-2018·Announced 2017-10-25

Kroger Recalls Chicken Salad Sandwiches Due to Listeria Contamination

The Kroger Co is recalling 2,634 Chicken Salad Sandwiches contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

The Kroger Co is recalling 2,634 units of Chicken Salad Sandwich, 6.8 oz plastic container. The product contains wheat, egg, and soy. The recall was initiated after the firm was notified by the manufacturer that the product is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected sandwiches have Sell By dates ranging from 09/20/2017 to 09/28/2017. The product was shipped to the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall.

The recalled product

Product
Chicken Salad Sandwich 6.8 oz plastic container Contains: Wheat, Egg, Soy USPC 6 63209-02050 9
Manufacturer
The Kroger Co
Hazard
Affected units
2,634

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Sell By dates: 09/20/2017 - 09/28/2017

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

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