Recall of Deli Express Tuna Salad Sandwiches Due to Listeria Contamination
Various sandwiches, including Deli Express Tuna Salad on Cracked Wheat Bread, are recalled because they may contain Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen.
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 recall carries an FDA Class I designation, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen, reinforcing the severity despite no reported illnesses.
Plain-English summary
Various sandwiches, including Deli Express Tuna Salad on Cracked Wheat Bread, are recalled because they may contain Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness. The recall affects nationwide distribution across multiple lot codes. Consumers are instructed to discard any affected product immediately and contact their healthcare provider if they develop symptoms.
The recalled product
- Product
- Deli Express Tuna Salad on Cracked Wheat Bread, Net Wt 5.0 oz (142g) UPC 41433-02121 EA Sween Company Eden Prairie MN 55344.
- Manufacturer
- E.A. Sween Co.
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-eat sandwich
- Hazard
- 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 (13)
- Lot Codes: 1W9060
- 1W9067
- 1W9116
- 1W9137
- 1W9144
- 1W9165
- 1W9193
- 1W9200
- 1W9214
- 1W9095
- 1W9157
- 1W9158
- 1W9221.
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.
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