The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0121-2020·Announced 2019-11-13

Jumbo Foods Recalls Tuscan Sun Chicken Salad Sandwiches for Listeria Risk

Jumbo Foods is recalling Tuscan Sun brand chicken salad sandwiches due to a potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

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.

Plain-English summary

Jumbo Foods, Inc. is recalling Tuscan Sun brand chicken salad sandwiches due to a potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product is a ready-to-eat sandwich with a net weight of 9.3 oz (263g) and UPC 0 43701 01413 6. The sandwiches were distributed frozen or refrigerated to stores in Arizona, California, North Carolina, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. Frozen products are not sold directly to consumers and are thawed by stores prior to sale, while refrigerated products are sold directly to consumers.

The affected products include 8,240 frozen sandwiches and 13,290 refrigerated sandwiches. Frozen and refrigerated products have codes A11 to E39. Frozen products do not have sell by or use by dates. Refrigerated products have sell by or use by dates ranging from 3/21/19 up to 11/1/2019. The label reads: "***Chicken Salad on 9 Grain *** TUSCAN SUN GOURMET SANDWICHES***Keep Refrigerated ***JUMBO FOODS INC. MUKILTEO, WA***".

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their freezers and refrigerators for the specific UPC and codes listed above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Chicken Salad, Tuscan Sun brand, is a ready to eat sandwich. Net wt. 9.3 oz (263g). UPC 0 43701 01413 6. Product was distributed frozen or refrigerated (fresh) to stores. Frozen product is not sold directly to consumers and it will be thawed by stores prior selling to…
Manufacturer
Jumbo Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 8 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 5 recalled by Jumbo Foods, Inc. 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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