Greencore Recalls Ham Sandwiches for Listeria Contamination Risk
Greencore USA, LLC is recalling specific ham sandwiches due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers in seven Northeastern states should check their pantries.
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 classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Greencore USA, LLC is voluntarily recalling two varieties of ham sandwiches: Turkey Hill Fresh Selects Ham salad on Homestyle Bread (4.9 oz) and American Food and Vending Enza Choice Ham Salad on White Bread (4.7 oz). The products are packaged in plastic wedge containers. The recall involves 316 sandwiches with best-by dates of 9/29-10/1 for the Turkey Hill variety and 10/1 for the American Food and Vending variety.
The recall is being issued because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This bacterium can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The affected products were distributed in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York. Consumers who have purchased these specific items should check their refrigerators and discard the products or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- (1)Turkey Hill Fresh Selects Ham salad on Homestyle Bread, 4.9 oz (2)American Food and Vending Enza Choice Ham Salad on White Bread, 4.7 oz Packaged in plastic wedge container.
- Manufacturer
- Greencore USA, LLC
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 316
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)
- Best Buy Date: (1) 9/29-10/1 (2)10/1
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 5 recalled by Greencore USA, 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.
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