The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0090-2024·Announced 2023-03-22

Egg Salad Products Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Fresh Creative Cuisine recalls Quick & Fresh Egg Salad Wheat products distributed to 11 states due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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: FDA Class I classification mandates a minimum severity of 4. No reported deaths to elevate to 5.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Creative Cuisine, based in Baltimore, Maryland, is recalling Quick & Fresh Egg Salad Wheat products, 5.5 ounce single-serving containers, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was initiated on February 3, 2023.

The recalled products were distributed to Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington DC, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts. The products were sold between January 24 and January 30, 2023. A total of 95 units are affected.

Listeria monocytogenes is a serious pathogen that can cause severe illness, particularly in pregnant women, young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.

Consumers who have purchased these products should not consume them. If you have purchased this product, please discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Quick & Fresh, Egg Salad Wheat, Net . Wt. 5.5 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
Hazard
Affected units
95

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 : 813141022127

Distribution

Distributed in 11 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 409 recalled by FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine 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 409 products in this recall →

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