The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0031-2024·Announced 2023-03-22

Fresh Creative Cuisine Albacore Tuna Salad Recalled for Listeria Risk

Fresh Creative Cuisine is recalling 86 units of Albacore Tuna Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected product was sold January 24–30, 2023, in 11 states.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class I recall involving Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk bacterial pathogen. Per the severity rubric, FDA Class I classifications require a minimum score of 4 (Severe), regardless of reported illness status.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Creative Cuisine is recalling 86 units of White Label Albacore Tuna Salad Wheat in 5.5 oz single servings that were sold from January 24–30, 2023. The product was distributed in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington DC, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts.

The company initiated the recall on February 3, 2023, because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a pathogenic bacterium that can cause serious foodborne illness.

Consumers who purchased this product should discard it immediately or return it to the point of purchase and not consume it.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Creative Cuisine White Label, Albacore Tuna Salad Wheat, Net . Wt.5.5 Oz. Single Serving, Mylar Wrap, Keep refrigerated
Manufacturer
FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine
Category
Food — Prepared Salad
Hazard
  • listeria

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)

  • UPC Code : 3081314021787

Distribution

Distributed in 11 states:

  • CT
  • DC
  • DE
  • MA
  • MD
  • NC
  • NJ
  • NY
  • PA
  • SC
  • VA

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