The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0084-2020·Announced 2019-11-06

Grand Strand Chicken Salad Sandwiches Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Grand Strand Sandwich Company is recalling chicken salad sandwiches due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in North and South Carolina.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a score of 3 (High) per the rubric, despite the agency's Class I classification.

Plain-English summary

Grand Strand Sandwich Company, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 11,910 fresh and 840 frozen Lunch Box Sandwiches Chicken Salad (4.5 oz) due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The company was notified by its supplier regarding the potential contamination. The affected products are identified by UPC 0 67068 12105 4 and specific sell-by dates or Julian dates.

The recalled sandwiches were shipped to North and South Carolina. Fresh products have sell-by dates of 10/08/19, 10/11/19, 10/15/19, 10/18/19, 10/25/19, and 10/29/19. Frozen products are identified by Julian Date 26119.

Consumers who have purchased these products should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.

The recalled product

Product
LUNCH BOX SANDWICHES CHICKEN SALAD; NET WT 4.5 oz (127G); MADE BY: GS Sandwich Co. Longs, SC 29568 843-399-2999; UPC 0 67068 12105 4
Hazard

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 (5)

  • Fresh - Sell by: 10/08/19
  • 10/11/19
  • 10/15/19
  • 10/18/19
  • 10/25/19 & 10/29/19. Frozen - Julian Date 26119

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Grand Strand Sandwich Company,Inc. 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 2 products in this recall →