The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0118-2024·Announced 2023-03-22

Listeria Contamination Risk in Fresh Creative Cuisine Boxed Lunches

Fresh Creative Cuisine has recalled certain gourmet boxed lunches sold in late January 2023 due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Products were distributed across multiple northeastern and mid-Atlantic states.

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: FDA Class I recall involving Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls cannot be scored below 4, regardless of whether illnesses have been reported.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Ideation Food Group, LLC, operating as Fresh Creative Cuisine, initiated a recall of Fresh Creative Cuisine White Label Gourmet Boxed Lunch 5-Part products. The recall was issued because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recalled products were sold between January 24, 2023 and January 30, 2023 and carry UPC code 813141021342. Distribution included Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington DC, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Creative Cuisine White Label, Gourmet Boxed Lunch 5-Part, Keep refrigerated
Manufacturer
FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine
Category
Food — Ready-to-Eat Meals
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 : 813141021342

Distribution

Distributed in 11 states:

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

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