Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-0107-2020·Announced 2019-10-23

E.A. Sween Recalls Archer Farms Chicken Salad Sandwiches for Listeria Risk

E.A. Sween Co. is recalling Archer Farms Cranberry Almond Chicken Salad sandwiches 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: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric, and Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

E.A. Sween Co. is recalling Archer Farms Cranberry Almond Chicken Salad sandwiches on cranberry wild rice bread. The product is distributed by Target Corporation and is sold nationwide. The recall involves 331,692 units of the 5.7oz (162g) sandwiches.

The recall is being issued because various sandwiches have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products are identified by specific lot codes: 1U9081, 1U9101, 1U9144, 1U9150, 1U9158, 1U9179, 1U9193, 1U9214, 1U9221, 1U9227, 1U9234, and 1U9255. The UPC for the product is 85239-03284.

Consumers should check their refrigerators for these specific lot codes. If they have purchased these sandwiches, they should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. The product is perishable and must be kept refrigerated.

The recalled product

Product: archer farms Cranberry Almond Chicken Salad sandwich on cranberry wild rice Bread. Net Wt. 5.7oz. (162g). UPC: 85239-03284. Perishable Keep Refrigerated. Dist. by Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Manufacturer: E.A. Sween Co.
Category: Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard: listeria
Affected units: 331,692

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 (12)

Lot Codes: 1U9081
1U9101
1U9144
1U9150
1U9158
1U9179
1U9193
1U9214
1U9221
1U9227
1U9234
1U9255.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 14 recalled by E.A. Sween Co. 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 14 products in this recall →

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