Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-0108-2020·Announced 2019-10-23

Recall of Deli Express Egg Salad Sandwiches Due to Potential Listeria Contamination

The FDA is recalling Deli Express Egg Salad on Homestyle White Bread because various sandwiches may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, posing a food safety risk.

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 classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Various sandwiches have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes."

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recalling Deli Express Egg Salad on Homestyle White Bread (Net Wt. 4.8 oz.) due to a potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Various sandwiches were identified as having the potential to be contaminated with this high-risk pathogen, creating a food safety concern across the nation.

The recall affects nationwide distribution of this product, manufactured by E.A. Sween Co. with multiple lot codes. Consumers who have purchased or possess these sandwich products should discard them immediately and follow local health department guidance regarding disposal.

No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall according to the source text. Because the hazard involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) but no confirmed cases exist, the severity is assessed as High per the rubric guidelines for risks involving theoretical contamination without reported illness.

The recalled product

Product: Deli Express Egg Salad on Homestyle White Bread, Net Wt. 4.8 oz. (136g) UPC: 41433-02123, E.A. Sween Company, Eden Prairie, MN 55344.
Manufacturer: E.A. Sween Co.
Category: Food — 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 (14)

Lot Codes: 1W9060
1W9067
1W9137
1W9140
1W9158
1W9165
1W9193
1W9060
1W9073
1W9116
1W9171
1W9200
1W9255
1P9263.

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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