The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0092-2024·Announced 2023-03-22

Egg Salad Sandwich Recall Due to Listeria Risk

Fresh Creative Cuisine egg salad wheat wedges sold January 24-30, 2023, are recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses have been reported.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, which establishes a minimum severity level of Severe. Although Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen, no illnesses or deaths have been reported, preventing a Critical classification.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Creative Cuisine White Label Egg Salad Wheat Wedge single-serve sandwiches have been recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were sold between January 24 and January 30, 2023.

Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, elderly individuals, and people with weakened immune systems. Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it.

The recalled products were distributed to Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington DC, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts. The product's UPC code is 41497054077. Consumers in these states who have purchased this product should dispose of it or return it to the point of purchase.

No illnesses have been reported to date. Fresh Ideation Food Group, LLC initiated the recall on February 3, 2023.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Creative Cuisine White Label, Egg Salad Wheat Wedge, Single Serve, Keep refrigerated
Manufacturer
FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine
Hazard
  • listeria

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 : 41497054077

Distribution

Distributed in 11 states:

  • CT
  • DC
  • DE
  • MA
  • MD
  • NC
  • NJ
  • NY
  • PA
  • SC
  • VA