The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0044-2020·Announced 2019-10-16

Lipari Foods Recalls Fresh Grab Turkey Sandwiches Due to Listeria

Lipari Foods is recalling Fresh Grab Turkey No Cheese sandwiches after FDA testing detected Listeria monocytogenes. Consumers should discard or return the product.

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 identifies the agency classification as Class I and the hazard as Listeria monocytogenes, which meets the criteria for a Critical severity score.

Plain-English summary

Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. is recalling Fresh Grab brand Turkey No Cheese, refrigerated 5 oz. wheat bread wedge cut sandwiches. The recall was initiated because FDA environmental sampling returned a positive test result for Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product is identified by UPC 612510002100, with an Enjoy By date of 09/05/19 and Lot number 13201908. A total of 224 sandwiches were distributed in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.

Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Grab brand Turkey No Cheese, refrigerated 5 oz. wheat bread wedge cut sandwich, with UPC 612510002100
Hazard
Affected units
224

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)

  • Enjoy By: 09/05/19 and Lot number 13201908

Distribution

Distributed in 11 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. 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.

See all 6 products in this recall →

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