The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0115-2020·Announced 2019-10-23

E.A. Sween Recalls Tuna Salad Sandwiches for Listeria Risk

E.A. Sween Co. is recalling Market Sandwich Artisan Style Albacore Tuna Salad on Dark Wheat Bread nationwide 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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which per the rubric mandates a score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors, as it indicates a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

E.A. Sween Co. is voluntarily recalling Market Sandwich Artisan Style Albacore Tuna Salad on Dark Wheat Bread, 7.8 oz (221g), nationwide. The recall involves 331,692 units with lot codes 1U9080, 1U9087, 1U9137, and 1U9200. The product is identified by UPC 41433-02845.

The recall is being issued because various sandwiches have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.

Consumers who have purchased these specific lot codes should stop eating the product and discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The recall is classified as FDA Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Market Sandwich Artisan Style Albacore Tuna Salad on Dark Wheat Bread, Keep Refrigerated. Net Wt 7.8 oz (221g)UPC 41433-02845 E.A. Sween Company, Eden Prairie MN 55344
Manufacturer
E.A. Sween Co.
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
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 (4)

  • Lot Codes: 1U9080
  • 1U9087
  • 1U9137
  • 1U9200.

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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