The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0028-2015·Announced 2014-10-22

Great American Marketing Recalls Ham and Cheddar Sandwiches for Listeria Risk

Great American Marketing Company is recalling 288 units of Ham & Cheddar Sandwiches due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "The product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes."

Plain-English summary

Great American Marketing Company is recalling 288 units of 10.5 oz Ham & Cheddar Sandwiches. The product is wrapped in plastic and placed in a clear plastic clamshell. The recall is due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected sandwiches have a sell-by date of 07/26/14. The product was distributed to one company in Schertz, TX.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Ham & Cheddar Sandwiches, 10.5 oz . The sandwiches are wrapped in plastic and then placed in a clear plastic clamshell.
Hazard
Affected units
288

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 date of 07/26/14

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Great American Marketing Company under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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