The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0088-2020·Announced 2019-10-30

Lipari Foods Recalls Chicken Salad Wheat Sandwiches Due to Listeria Risk

Lipari Foods is recalling Premo and Fresh Grab Chicken Salad wheat sandwiches because the chicken may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC. is recalling 16,316 units of Premo and Fresh Grab Chicken Salad wheat sandwiches, 5 oz., with UPC code 612510002032. The recall is being conducted because the chicken used in the product was recalled by the supplier due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected sandwiches were distributed to food service and retail stores throughout Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The products carry "Enjoy By" dates of 09/19/2019, 09/20/2019, 09/21/2019, 09/22/2019, 09/26/2019, 09/27/2019, 09/28/2019, 10/13/2019, 10/16/2019, 10/17/2019, and 10/18/2019.

Consumers who have purchased these sandwiches should check their pantries for the specific UPC and dates listed above. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Premo and Fresh Grab Chicken Salad wheat sandwiches, 5 oz., with UPC code 612510002032.
Manufacturer
Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC.
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard
Affected units
16,316

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 (11)

  • Enjoy By: 09/19/2019
  • 09/20/2019
  • 09/21/2019
  • 09/22/2019
  • 09/26/2019
  • 09/27/2019
  • 09/28/2019
  • 10/13/2019
  • 10/16/2019
  • 10/17/2019
  • and 10/18/2019

Distribution

Distributed in 14 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 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.

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